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Ontario’s Attorney General, Yasir Naqvi, has heard that the Perth courthouse needs as many as five operating courtrooms to keep up with demand.

The Ottawa Centre MPP was in town on March 24 “to visit personally� with lawyers and court staff at 43 Drummond St. E., he said in an exclusive interview with The Perth Courier. Having been taken on a tour of the hallways, offices and courtrooms, Naqvi said that he was better able to “understand the flow, the functionality of the building.�

Court staff stressed to Naqvi that the narrow passageways were a major security concern, and Naqvi agreed that “safety and security of our staff is very important,� to make sure that they are “working in a safe environment, so they can deliver justice.�

Naqvi declined a chance to visit the court’s cells, half-joking that, as the former minister of community safety and correctional services, “I’ve seen enough cells.�

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Hundreds of people attended a fundraiser at Farrell Hall in Perth on March 25, in support of Emily’s Transportation Fund. On Dec. 17, 2016, at the age of 25, Emily McNamee died having an epileptic seizure. The fund, created with the Epilepsy Society of Kingston, assists people who have had their driver’s license revoked due to their health, providing free transportation to and from appointments with doctors, medical tests, support meetings, etc. Pictured here, some of the 35 volunteers who helped to make the fundraiser an outstanding success. Everyone was wearing purple Saturday night, which is the colour associated with epilepsy, symbolizing the feeling of isolation and seclusion people often go through. Story inside.

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With a new lawyer in place, the trial of former Lanark Animal Welfare Society (LAWS) executive director Rhonda Fleming will be moving ahead May 9 and June 1.

The matter was back in Perth provincial court March 21 to determine if Fleming had retained another lawyer after her previous one, Craig Rogers, excused himself March 8. Appearing on behalf of Fleming’s new lawyer, Terrance Green of Green & Associates, was Jeff Bogaerts, who noted he will be assisting Green.

Fleming is on trial facing charges from an Aug. 24, 2015 incident in the parking lot of Tim Hortons in Smiths Falls. She allegedly collided while driving a van owned by LAWS with the vehicle of Ontario Provincial Police Chief Superintendent, Regional Commander, East Region, Daniel Redmond, who was off-duty.

Subsequently, she was charged with failing to stop or remain at the scene of an accident and obstructing a peace officer, as well as a Highway Traffic Act violation for driving a motor vehicle without an interlock device.

Bogaerts indicated a request for the three previous days of the trial (Feb. 23, Feb. 28 and March 1) had been submitted “and will be available at the end of April.”

To that end, Bogaerts suggested a June date to resume the trial, in order to give Green time to review the transcripts.

Crown prosecutor Patricia Bowles, who sat in for Andrew MacDonald, said the Crown’s position was to continue the trial as soon as possible.

She noted the Jordan date (new rules put in place by the Supreme Court in 2016) for the matter, on April 18, 2017, was fast approaching. Under those guidelines, a matter in provincial court must be completed within 18 months of the charges, but can be extended to 30 months.

“I don’t know if Mr. MacDonald has ordered transcripts but I know transcripts are done fairly quickly in this jurisdiction,” she explained. “I’m concerned with the time-frame.”

Justice of peace Peter Wright said that with the transcripts not being available until the end of April, “we’re not looking at dates before then.”

When the trial was interrupted, the Crown had one witness yet to call, Smiths Falls Police Service Sgt. Jodi Empey, before wrapping up its case.

“We should pick a date to complete the Crown case and then a further date for the presentation of defence evidence,” Wright suggested.

He questioned how much time the defence would need.

“We have possibly one witness ... we’re still debating over that but would like to see the transcripts to see if that would be required,” Bogaerts answered.

The date of May 9 at 9 a.m. was se-

lected to deliver the rest of the Crown case.

“Out of the utmost of caution, would there have been a date available earlier on?” Bowles asked.

Wright indicated there were dates available prior to that, but transcripts weren’t available until the end of April. “There needs to be a realistic opportunity for council to get caught up,” he stated.

“I wanted to put that on the record that the Crown would be available earlier,” Bowles added.

Canvassing both the Crown and defence, Wright suggested June 1 at 9:30 a.m. as the final day of the proceedings, “subject to the transcripts coming through as anticipated, we would have the first date for anticipated completion of the Crown case for the ninth of May at 9 a.m. for one hour.”

“The first of June would be the continuation for the final day,” he continued.

Prior to adjournment, Bogaerts brought up another issue with disclosure of evidence in the trial.

“I’d like to bring it to the court’s attention that Ms. Fleming had a conversation with Mr. MacDonald regarding disclosure and they came to an agreement on the terms of disclo-

sure but at this time we have not yet received disclosure,” he said.

Wright noted that wasn’t “accurate” as he had supervised the disclosure file between Fleming and MacDonald on March 8. “ ... Ms. Fleming should have access to the entire file and you should be able to get it from your client,” he stated. “There should not be any issue.”

Speaking event about pollinator crisis set for April 6 in Perth The Friends of Lanark County and the National Farmers Union local chapter are pleased to present Pollinators, People and Pesticides Thursday, April 6 at McMartin House in Perth.

This is a speaking event that will interest members of the community who care about the pollinator crisis and human environmental health in general. Speakers will explore the effects and consequences of pesticide use (including roadside spraying) on human and pollinator health.

We welcome the following speak-

ers; Margaret (Meg) Sears PhD, an environmental health expert in toxins including pesticides in our environment, and Vicki Wojcik PhD, an expert in new and emerging pollinator issues including the plight of our bees and the monarch butterfly.

Sears is the chair and lead scientist from Prevent Cancer Now. She was trained in chemical engineering and applied chemistry at the University of Toronto. She worked in energy research, then returned to academia to complete doctoral research in bio-

chemical engineering at McGill University.

Wojcik has been working to protect and promote pollinators with Pollinator Partnership — the largest organization in the world exclusively dedicated to saving pollinators — since 2011.

As research director she oversees the partnership’s research program, keeping on top of new and emerging pollinator issues and managing a program

set that includes pollinator habitat conservation and landscape management assessments; understanding and enhancing agro ecosystems; land use and pesticide policy review; support for threatened and critical species; and ecosystem service assessments.

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How To Fair expands to Lanark libraries The libraries of Lanark County are pleased to announce they will be hosting How To Fair at libraries across Lanark County Saturday, April 22.

The first How To Fair was held at the Perth Union Library in April 2016. This year, it expanded to libraries across Lanark County. “Libraries are places of ongoing learning, and the How To Fair offers opportunities to learn — for everyone, of all ages�, said Erika Heesen, CEO of the Perth Union Library. “We encourage everyone in our community to come out and share or learn a new skill.�

Each library will be transformed for the day with all sorts of stations for you to learn ‘how to ‌’. You can learn how to use chopsticks, make a button, start seeds, make cider and more!

Locations and times for the How To Fair are: Perth Union Library, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Carleton Place Public Library, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Mississippi Mills Public Library (Almonte branch), 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Smiths Falls Public Library, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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Two foil-wrapped Easter eggs were placed on each staff member and trustees’ nameplate before the special meeting of the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) kicked off at North Grenville District High School in Kemptville on March 23.

The treats did nothing to sugarcoat raw emotion shown by parents, educators and students present for the final vote on the pupil accommodation review, which saw all eight schools slated for closure receive the final nail in the coffin.

Those schools are: * Benson Public School in Edwardsburgh/ Cardinal (effective Sept. 2017); * Plantagenet Public School in Prescott/Russell (effective Sept. 2017); * Rideau Centennial Elementary School in Portland (effective Sept. 2017); * Rothwell-Osnabruck School in Ingleside (effective Sept. 2017); * S.J. McLeod Public School in Lancaster (effective Sept. 2017); * Prince of Wales Public School in Brockville (effective Sept. 2018); * Wolford Public School in Wolford (effective Sept. 2018); and, * Oxford-On-Rideau Public School in Oxford Mills (effective Sept. 2018, subject to space being available at South Branch Elementary School in Kemptville).

“This is a very difficult time,” said Jeff McMillan, UCDSB chair. “This is not an easy night for us trustees, it’s not an easy night for our communities and it’s not an easy night for our schools.”

The UCDSB trustees spent the last five weeks, following the presentation of the final pupil accommodation review recommendations by staff on Feb. 15, “analyzing vast amounts of information,” McMillan noted.

When the motion to accept the staff recommendations to close all eight schools was tabled, trustee Lisa Swan was the first to put forward an amendment.

“I wish to amend the motion to exclude Oxford-On-Rideau Public School,” said Swan. “I don’t think there is any value to the students by closing Oxford-On-Rideau and moving the students to South Branch in Sept. 2018, pending space being available,” she said. “The board has not ever been able to demonstrate there will ever be space available. Currently, North Grenville District High School (NGDHS), which opened in 2012, is now over capacity with 844 students and is using two classrooms and three portables

at South Branch.”

The enrollment numbers are up again for Sept. 2017, according the NGDHS principal, she stated.

“A potential expansion (of NGDHS) could take three or four years, pending Ministry (of Education) approval,” noted Swan. “So there is nowhere to put these kids at South Branch without additional portables. Why are we keeping these children in limbo?”

The new Kemptville Public School (KPS) will be over capacity the day it opens, she noted.

“North Grenville is considered one of the fastest growing communities in eastern Ontario and has the largest growth within the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, with a 9 per cent increase showing on the 2016 census. So I ask my fellow trustees to please take Oxford off the closure list.”

“I am speaking in support of trustee Swan’s amendment,” said trustee John McAllister.

He stated a period of calm is needed until the dust settles at the other three education facilities in Kemptville, referring to NGDHS, South Branch and KPS. “I think it’s time to take a serious look at a revitalization strategy for Oxford-On-Rideau,” said McAllister.

He mentioned the proposal brought forth by Brent Lekx-Toniolo, which involved a coding and robotics program at Oxford.

“This was one example of a great community partnership, of which there could be more.”

Leaving Oxford-On-Rideau open is a wise investment in the future, he said.

“When you hear the numbers, talking about what could be – I think that’s great, it’s nice to look at the glass half full,” said trustee David McDonald. “But we also have to look at the numbers that are and have been. I look at the current enrollment at Oxford-On-Rideau, which is about 85 students.

“And I look at the enrollment for the last few years; since 2012, there’s been a 30 per cent reduction; since 2007, there’s been a 56 per cent reduction in students. To me that makes the decision hard saying it could be better. I’m not sure we’ll ever replace all those students. I am not sure that the growth everyone wants to predict is going to happen.”

The amendment was voted down 6-5.

“It’s disappointing,” said Lekx-Toniolo, who pitched the coding and robotics proposal. He is also a member of Oxford SOS (Save Our School). “I thought we had a solid case, but they have made their decision. Now we have work to do to bring our numbers up. It seems like we’re on our own. Oxford SOS is still alive and well.”

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Five words. And here, less than two years later, so far off the mark it’s galling.

This year, alone, with the budget that Finance Minister Bill Morneau presented to Parliament last week, our deficit stands at $28.5 billion.

That’s up from $25.4 billion projected just this past fall. That’s a billion-and-a-half off of the amount that Trudeau promised in the span of three years - all in one year.

While deficits will decline over the next five years, we will still have an $18.8 billion deficit by 2021-2022. It would be so easy to trot out that old Trudeau sound bite about deficits “balancing themselves.” But, after we’ve all had a good chuckle, then what? Where do we go from there?

How do we get out of this deficit?

A good question, and one answer from the Trudeau Liberals is to stop nickel-and-diming,

by eliminating “boutique” tax credits.

A good idea, but, when you’re killing the transit credit, that undermines one of your key commitments, to public transit.

Deficits aside, there are some things to like in this budget, such as $50 million over two years to teach kids to write computer code. Worthwhile, to be sure — and one we are already seeing here, a computer programming workshop day on March 31 for Grade 7 and 8 students at Perth and District Collegiate Institute.

But there are also things to dislike here as well — if you’re a Green, you dislike continued fossil fuel subsidies. If you’re a trade unionist, $125 million for a Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy may be code for job losses once your job becomes automated. And if you’re a libertarian, you’re cringing at corporate welfare ($400 million over three years for a new venture capital catalyst initiative, $950 million over five years to support business-led “superclusters” — is this not the job of the private sector?) But we do want to give one pat on the back for finally, at $11.2 billion over 11 years, the creation of a national housing strategy. At least someone should sleep easier after this budget.

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t was our turn. We had been anticipating the weekend for months. And now it was finally here. Our beloved teacher would be coming home with us on Friday night and staying until Father took us back to school on Monday morning.

There were very few families who weren’t given the privilege of having Miss Crosby stay over. Rich or poor, it was considered an honour to play host to the teacher once a year.

And now, finally, she would be coming to spend the time with us. This meant, of course, the house would have to be cleaned from top to bottom, even the places where Miss Crosby wouldn’t be going near. Like the back bedroom where the

three brothers slept. But it too had to be scrubbed, and like the other beds, even though it wasn’t wash day until Monday, the sheets were changed right through the house.

And the meals! What feasts were planned by Mother! Fresh apple and raisin pies were on the bake table, freshly baked bread filled the bread box, sticky buns were in the warming closet over the Findlay Oval, and our best dishes, the only ones that matched and came from puffed wheat bags from Briscoe’s General Store, were washed and dried, just in case a fleck of dust was on any of them since they were last used. Of course, the red-checked oil cloth was taken off the table, rolled on a broom stick, and tucked under

Mother and Father’s bed, and the white linen tablecloth Mother had brought from New York was freshly washed and ironed, with its matching napkins to be placed beside each plate.

Father thought all the fussing was crazy. “She’s just from the farm like the rest of us,” he said.

But Mother paid him no heed, and we five kids agreed with her.

Having Miss Crosby for a weekend was very special indeed.

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home from school that Friday night. Father would bring the flat bottom sleigh with the one seat at the front where he and Miss Crosby would sit, while we kids clung to the back. And that day there would be no changing in our play clothes when we came home from school. We would stay dressed in what we had worn that morning, with the brothers pulling on bib-overalls over top to do the chores. Supper would be ready early and it would be ample.

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which was only used when we had company. Often the teacher was treated to a Saturday night house party and she joined right in with euchre and the kitchen square dance. And of course, Sunday, the highlight of the weekend, was when she came to church with the family. I had no idea what church she really belonged to, but it wasn’t unusual to have her go to the United, the Anglican and the Lutheran all in the space of a few weeks.

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us all weekend. We got no special treatment, no mention was made of her visit, but I would feel the glow of those few days long into the week ahead.

I never knew how it was decided whose home the teacher would visit. Emerson said he thought everyone’s name was in a hat, and she drew one out every week. Audrey said that was pure nonsense. I didn’t care how it was decided. The teacher coming for the weekend was right up there with a visit from the minister, the Reeve of the County at election time, or old Doctor Murphy just dropping in because he happened to be out our way.

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Lanark County council approves CHPI plan to 2019.

Lanark Lodge director Deborah Pidgeon presented a status update on the plan at the community services committee meeting earlier this month, which outlined the home’s performance for 2016 to 2017.

She explained the plans are intended to be key to driving health care quality in an organization and help the home to clearly communicate its commitment to care and services while meeting a requirement under the Excellence for Care Act. The progress report outlines areas with a high rate of success, consistent success, and areas for ongoing work.

Several goals were exceeded. “We have met with residents, families, staff and as a leadership team to identify performance targets and strategies for change,” Pidgeon said.

“There has been a significant amount of work completed on key indicators, most notably a reduction in restraint utilization and the use of antipsychotic medications.

There is continued work on a number of key indicators, which engages front-line staff, residents and families in quality improvement activities to advance resident care and services.”

The progress report and the plan for 2017 to 2018 will be submitted for review and approval by April 1. For more information, contact Deborah Pidgeon, director of Lanark Lodge, at 1-888-9-LANARK, ext. 7101.

Upcoming meetings * County council: Wednesday, April 12 at 5 p.m.; * Community services: Wednesday, April 12 (following county council); * Corporate services: Wednesday, April 12 (following community services); * County council: Wednesday, April 26 at 5 p.m.; * Economic development: Wednesday, April 26 (following county council); * Public works: Wednesday, April 26 (following economic development).

All meetings are in council chambers unless otherwise noted. For more information, contact 1-888-9-LANARK, ext. 1502. Like "LanarkCounty1" on Facebook and follow "@ LanarkCounty1" on Twitter.

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Preliminary OPP data suggests poor behaviours A first glance at last year's Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) traffic data signals a troubling increase in number of on road, off-road, marine and pedestrian deaths compared with the previous year.

While all of the numbers are preliminary, the OPP is reporting 276 fatal motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) on OPP-patrolled roads in 2016 where 309 people were killed. By comparison, there were 262 fatal MVCs in

2015, killing 301 people.

Early data suggests that driver inattention, speed, alcohol and/or drugs, and lack of occupant restraint - known as the "Big Four" - were again causal factors in a high percentage of the overall road deaths last year. Close to 75 per cent of the 309 MVC deaths in 2016 were attributed to these road user behaviours.

In comparison, the Big Four were factors in 77 per cent of the 2015 over-

all collision fatalities.

Off-road vehicle (ORV) deaths spiked significantly, with 23 deaths investigated by the OPP last year, compared to 14 in 2015.

A total of 16 people died in snowmobile incidents in 2016, up from 13 in this off-road category in 2015.

Pedestrian fatalities in OPP jurisdiction increased significantly in 2016, with 38 deaths last year, compared to 25 in 2015.

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The following briefs are from the tact Sandy Grey, social housing manlatest Lanark County council meeting ager, at 1-888-9-LANARK, ext. 2401. held in Perth on March 22.

New affordable housing units coming CHPI funding plan approved to Carleton Place Council has approved the 2017 to Council has passed a motion au2018 Community Homelessness Pre- thorizing the warden and chief adminvention Initiative (CHPI) plan for us- istrative officer to award a contract to ing funding provided by the provincial Blackrock Properties Equity Inc. to Ministry of Housing. provide nine units of affordable housIn a report to the community ser- ing in Carleton Place at a cost of $1.2 vices committee earlier this month, million. social housing manager Sandy Grey Once a tax rate rebate is confirmed explained the ministry provides an with the Town of Carleton Place and annual allocation of funds for the a contribution agreement signed for program, which is designed to help the funds before the end of this year, people experiencing homelessness to construction will commence. Social obtain and retain housing as well as housing manager Sandy Grey prehelp people who are at risk of home- sented a report to the community lessness to remain housed. services committee earlier this month, The allocation for 2017 to 2018 is outlining the results of a request for $1.2 million and the county, as a ser- proposals issued in November for the vice manager, must submit an annual affordable housing units. Four proinvestment plan that aligns with its posals were received from two bidders.

10-Year Housing and Homelessness The accepted proposal includes Plan. constructing a new 12-unit seniors’ This year’s allocation includes an apartment building in Carleton Place, increase in allowable administration with nine units exclusively dedicated costs, due to an additional require- to affordable housing and three poment that service managers conduct tentially available for alternate social an annual enumeration of homeless housing. residents.

The building is to be located on a The enumeration plan must be sub- 0.6 acre site at the corner of Lake and mitted in June. Grey explained that McNeely avenues, and is expected to CHPI plans must address four provin- take about 14 months to complete. cial homelessness priorities: chronic The building would include five homelessness, youth, indigenous one-bedroom affordable units, four persons, and homelessness following two-bedroom affordable units and transitions from provincially-funded three two-bedroom market units, with institutions and service systems. rents ranging from $517 to $925 per Lanark County’s plan for 2017 to month.

2018 includes the enumeration and adThe total capital cost of the project ministration component ($186,932); is estimated at $2.1 million, with $1.2 emergency shelter solutions, including million coming from the social infrahotel stays and an after-hours con- structure funding, which is an allocatract ($20,000); housing with related tion from the federal and provincial supports, including hostels, deposits governments. for rent and utilities, and transition Grey noted this project will inbeds ($530,000); services and supports crease the stock of affordable housing such as staff, backpacks and self-care in Carleton Place. kits, minor home repair, food and gas For more information, contact cards, transportation, hoarding ex- Sandy Grey, social housing manager, penses, and a public awareness event at 1-888-9-LANARK, ext. 2401. ($114,000); and homelessness prevention services, including eviction pre- Lanark Lodge Quality vention and arrears ($395,280).

Improvement Plan approved Grey noted the provincial vision for Council has approved the 2017 to CHPI is “people-centred, evidence- 2018 Quality Improvement (QIP), informed and outcomes-based, and which is part of a requirement of the reflects a Housing First approach that Long-Term Care Home Service Acfocuses on homelessness prevention countability Agreement between Laand reduces reliance on emergency nark Lodge and the South East Local services.” For more information, con- Health Integration Network for 2016

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Folks getting revved up for amazing deals at annual Purse Event Sunday

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Doors will open at Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute on the seventh annual Purse Event Sunday at 1 p.m. sharp – and it’s best to have on your running shoes… and maybe some elbow pads.

“It’s so much fun,” said Tammy Edwards of Tammy’s Nail Salon in town, who helps to organize this event where bargain bag, purse, clutch, wallet or carry-on luggage hunters can get some of the best deals of the year. The event is just three hours long, so it’s best to get there early.

“We will have gift bags for the first 25 people again this year, and we’ll be giving out little candy bags of caramels to those waiting. That’s thanks to Sheldon Giff at The Rideau Candy Shoppe.”

There will also be sandwiches, coffee, and water available in the foyer (and inside the cafetorium where the event takes place). There will also be a photo booth set up so guests can have a little fun.

Proceeds support the children’s literacy program at the Smiths Falls library, and programming at Lanark County Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS).

This event has raised in excess of $60,000 over the past six years. Last year’s event brought in $8,000, split evenly between the two charities.

“We will have more than 1,000 bags of all different prices, and some will be up for auction too,” Edwards said.

New this year is a table for “Designer Handbags with Issues” where people can nab a great bag that can be in excess of $300, for as little as $20 to $30.

“All the bags are new or gently used, and we make sure when we get the donations that they’re all washed and the zippers are in working order,” she said.

Edwards has a plethora of volunteers helping her with the event, as well as a committee who start collecting purses for the next year, the day after the current event finishes.

Anything that isn’t sold during the afternoon is taken to Jewels Gently Used Clothing in Perth and Smiths Falls in support of BBBS. “Every purse has a great story,” Edwards said. “It’s kind of like an adoption when you buy a bag from this event.

We hear all sorts of stories about why they’re giving up their purses for a donation – it’s fun to hear them all.”

Look for the bargain table, where nothing is over $6.

There will also be Ellie’s Table, a high-end table with nothing over $15, and there will be a Littles’ Table, where young people can get a great bargain for no more than $1.

“That’s a place for Littles to shop,” Edwards said of the Littles’ Table, specifically for young people.

Visitors will also have a chance to bid on live auction (30 bags) and silent auction (100 bags) items of all kinds.

If you want to do any bidding, registration is open at noon. You may even see a Smiths Falls fire fighter on site who will be helping with the auction items.

“The bidding is great because you do it by number only, so you don’t know who you’re bidding against,” Edwards said. “It keeps it all anonymous.”

There will also be tickets sold on a number of draw items.

What started as an idea seven years ago, this event grew out of its confines the first year.

“I couldn’t believe it,” she said of the inaugural year where they hosted the Purse Event at the Royal Canadian Legion. “People were lined up down the street. It was overwhelming.”

Especially when she heard from her family that it wasn’t a great idea to start with.

“But then I told my girlfriend – and well, she thought it was a fabulous idea.”

Always one behind the scenes, Edwards said she is not a fan of the attention it brings to herself – especially when it comes to doing television interviews. She doesn’t even want to emcee the event from the stage.

“If I can be in the kitchen making sandwiches, that’s where I want to be,” she said.

“It’s about doing something for the kids in the community. You’ve got to give the kids the opportunity to read or

enjoy a positive experience through mentoring (with BBBS). Give them something in their world where they will have a positive experience with someone who cares about them… a safe place – something constant that’s never changing.”

It’s Edwards’ goal to one day have a huge Purse Event at Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre with a portion of the proceeds to the charities dear to her heart.

Edwards tells a story where she and a friend were at an event in Kanata recently, and she said she’d like to fill the mezzanine with vendors and have the hockey players’ wives donate their bags.

“Could you imagine what we could make for these charities,” Edwards said as she told the story, then let out a laugh. “My friend wanted to push me over the railing.”

The huge charity event could be done, she said.

“Just imagine."

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Pumpkins originated in Central America and have been grown there for thousands of years. In early times, they were baked or stuffed. Medicinally they were used to treat snake bite, freckles and tape worms.

The jack-o-lantern, symbol of Halloween, was popularized by Irish immigrants who told a tale of a stingy man, Jack, barred from heaven and hell, condemned to carry a turnip lantern and hot coal and walk the earth until Judgment Day. Since pumpkins were so readily available to Americans, they substituted a hollowed pumpkin for the turnip and so the tale became folklore.

Pumpkins need space in the garden, and a fairly long growing season, from 90 to 130 days. Seeds can be directly sown in the garden when the soil is warm, or seeded indoors two to three weeks earlier and carefully transplanted so the roots aren’t disturbed.

As pumpkin plants are very sensitive to cold wait until the soil temperature is 70 degrees.

Pumpkins are heavy feeders. Garden soil should be enriched with compost and a slow release fertilizer. Hill up the soil into a mound and plant four or five seeds, and thin to two plants after two weeks. Rows should be about eight feet apart. Miniature and bush type pumpkins need less space. During the growing and fruiting stage, water is very important, at least an inch a week. If you want large pumpkins fertilize again at fruiting time.

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Pumpkins are ready to harvest when they are completely orange and the vines turn yellow. Cut the stem cleanly leaving about four inches attached. Store in a cool place until Halloween or Thanksgiving.

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WHY RENT WHEN YOU CAN MOVE RIGHT INTO THIS ADORABLE HOME in a community of warmth & friendliness. You will find this freshly renovated Mobile home as appealing to the pocketbook as it is to the eye. Oh so much space in this 2BDR, 1BTH Mobile located in popular Lakewood Estates, mins to the Town of Carleton Place & Downtown Shopping. Ideal for Snowbirds, first time Buyers or down-sizers that are searching for a short commute to the City. This glammy, open concept living space invites you to entertain in style. The Gourmet will love the upgraded Eat-in Kit including pantry & all appliances. The bonus FamRm invites the sports enthusiast to enjoy the Sen’s game with all its excitement while those who choose to enjoy a more peaceful atmosphere relax in the LVG. A cozy front Verandah offers the ideal setting for morning coffee while an 8’ x 16’ Wksp with hydro, Lg rear Deck off FamRm for summer BBQ’s, private yard + plenty of parking complete the picture. MLS#1046145 LE EDIB INCRVALUE!

EVELYN LEE REALTY LTD BROKERAGE

Cell: 613-284-7277

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

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Saturday, April 1 11am-12pm 11am-12pm 12pm-1:30pm 12:30pm-1:30pm

23 Rideau Ave, Smiths Falls - $134,900 - Lisa Ritskes* 30 Cornelia St, Smiths Falls - $194,900 – Joe Le Blanc* 22 Kensington Ave, Smiths Falls - $179,900 – Carol Barber** 499 Burchill Rd, Merrickville - $299,900 – Joe Le Blanc*

Sunday, April 2 1pm-2:30pm 2:30pm-4:30pm

EVELYN LEE

Broker of Record

3 Main St. W., Smiths Falls

this elegant bungalow in Heritage Perth is definitely for you! Enter the main foyer and the three sided gas fireplace creates a cozy focal point which leads to the sunken living room for easy entertaining. The remaining space with vaulted ceiling leads to the open kitchen.

The large windows let the sun shine in enhancing the washed-look hardwood floor. Rich cabinets and island is a perfect set-up for the cook while still being a part of the party. Double garage leads to the mudroom with washer and dryer. Full basement can be completed to suite your needs. Three bedrooms with good sized master featuring ensuite and walk-in closet. The fenced back yard is perfect for children or gives you plenty of space for flower and vegetable gardens. Cathie-McCabe 613-284-6263 cathie-mccabe@coldwellbanker.ca

NEW LISTING

JOANNE KEAYS Office Assistant

Thank you for the referrals of your family, friends and business associates. Your trust is appreciated.

OPEN HOUSE

www.theweeglen.com Barbara Shepherd 613-326-1361 barbara-shepherd@coldwellbanker.ca

$419,900

This is the sweetest set up! A beautiful sun filled two bedroom home overlooking Duck Bay. The view from every window, as well as two inviting balconies facing east and west gives evidence of the beautiful country we live in. Large windows, vaulted ceilings and two skylights wash this home in sunshine. Custom kitchen with 9 foot island, corner propane fireplace and rich hardwood floors add to the character of this year round get away. A gentle slope to the Upper Rideaus Duck Bay gives access to the lake via a small boat. Excellent opportunity for kayakers or canoe enthusiasts. Spotless insulated 3 car garage is home to your toys. Welcome to life on the lake! Cathie McCabe 613-284-6263 cathie-mccabe@coldwellbanker.ca

NEW LISTING 855 BATHURST CON 7 HARPER $259,000 This very attractive open concept home comes with a front entrance living room with gleaming oak flooring, an attractive, sun filled turret style dining area with terrace door to new maintenance free, Trex decking and a roomy and attractive oak kitchen with breakfast counter, pantry cupboard & built-in dishwasher. There are two good sized bedroom and 4 piece bathroom with jacuzzi tub & separate shower, are private and separated from the rest of the home. The master bedroom has a moon window within the gable peak, double closet & oak flooring. Other features include full insulated unfinished basement with great ceiling height & covered outside access to the back yard. Nice landscaping finished with raised flower beds & stone patio & walkways. Shingles just replaced & septic pumped last year.

FA oil heat & hot water, new oil tank, covered gazeebo for BBQ & back deck included.

See info & pics at sherisells.ca

In Perth, 3 bedroom brick bungalow at 110 Drummond St East. Great location, attached garage, fenced yard. Showings available weekdays in the evenings 7-8 and weekends from 1-3. For showings at these times please call Joanne Bennell at 613-812-0505.

FAMILY SIZED HOME 167 RATHWELL RD. (OFF HWY. 43) $375,000 Are you looking for a big spacious home for your family? Look no further!

$109,000 This totally renovated/rebuilt, 12’ x 60’ mobile home offers an excellent opportunity for someone to own their own home at a fraction of the cost. Spacious interior living space with patio door to backyard and deck area. Gleaming white cabinets with double stainless steel sink.

Side door entrance with enclosed foyer. Two good sized bedrooms with good closet space and large 4 piece bathroom with stackable washer/ dryer hookups in place. Modern colours and trim highlight the interior and the maintenance free vinyl siding, vinyl thermopane windows and steel roof finish off the attractive exterior. See info & pics at sherisells.ca

601 Townline Rd. $227,500 MLS: 1012957

DUPLEX

This move-in ready, maintenance free home on 2.6 acres close to Perth has 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms plus large eat-in kitchen with ceramic flooring, breakfast counter, granite tops and oodles of cupboards. Main floor laundry with shoot from upper level.

Hardwood flooring in the living room and updated flooring in second level bedrooms and hallway. Walk-in closets in two bedrooms, master with 3 piece ensuite. Finished lower level with family room and excellent storage. Self-contained four room studio or in-law suite with its own exterior access and bathroom.Large double garage with interior access.On-demand propane hot water and efficient geothermal heating. Covered deck at rear overlooking 15’ x30’ above ground pool. See info & pics at sherisells.ca

PERTH AND AREA’S NUMBER ONE SALES TEAM!

PRICE REDUCTIONS

29 BAYVIEW LANE

D L SO $349,900

150 TAY RIDGE DR., TAY RIDGE PARK

NEW LISTINGS Sunday, April 2nd, 11am-12pm 93 William St. East $155,000 MLS: 1038014

acre of property for privacy. This three bedroom bungalow sits on a hill framed with lovely maple trees. New kitchen with granite counters, new doors, newer windows, new flooring throughout, freshly painted, and a new family bathroom. Basement allows plenty of room for the family to spread out, play a game of pool, or relax and watch a movie. Large back deck for summer activities. Cathie McCabe 613-284-6263 cathie-mccabe@coldwellbanker.ca

NEW LISTING

46 Aberdeen Ave, Smiths Falls - $139,900 - Garry ‘Beep’ Dalgleish* 129 Ferrara Dr, Smiths Falls - $249,900 – Butch Webster*

23 Rideau Ave, Smiths Falls - $134,900 - Lisa Ritskes* 402 Highway 29, Smiths Falls - $89,900 - Lisa Ritskes* 000 Hall Rd, Augusta Township - $16,900 – Gerry Seguin* 00 Hall Rd, Augusta Township - $15,900 – Gerry Seguin* 224 Riverview Lane, Kemptville - $234,900 - Jim Fisher**

$289,000 Beautifully renovated! Just over an

GREAT LOCATION

WATERFRONT - 22 ACRES $575,000 Renovated and updated waterfront bungalow on 22 acres. Gorgeous cherry kitchen with quality stainless appliances. Separate living room with wood burning FP, 2 + 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, laundry on main. Awesome views to Dalhousie Lake, 85 feet of waterfront. Loads of light, cozy woodstove on lower walkout family room level. Bonus – 5 stall horse barn.

www.barbaracouch.com

SOLD

267 BAY ROAD

71 DRUMMOND STREET $369,900 If you love an open concept home, then

$79,900

AS IF LIFTED FROM THE PAGES OF “VICTORIA” OR “HOMES & 70 GARDENS”…this breathtaking circa 1870 Landmark is nestled on A 18 K CIRCNDMAR a spectacular corner lot, a dream come true for the avid Arborist! As LA you approach this Victorian treasure, you will be mesmerised by the enchanting screened Verandah & immediately note the impeccable attention to detail. The home at the centre of this amazing setting has been a labour of love, meticulously restored offering a flawless blend of old world ambience, modern conveniences & upgraded mechanics.

This property is one of the finest brick homes in the Ottawa Valley, the understated elegance of this vintage home provides an exciting backdrop for treasured art & unique collections, all of which will be complemented by 10’ ceilings, detailed transoms, 2 ornate FFP’s & Garden Drs that invite you to relax & applaud the colourful gardens. Upgrades incl.: HRD’s/14K, Fireplace/9K, Stained Glass/2K, KIT/11K, Ceramic & Carpet/5K, Plumbing/3K, Porch & Patio/7.5K. Come experience the splendor. MLS#1044613

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY APRIL 2, 3-4 PM

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY APRIL 2, 1-2PM

40 WILLIAM STREET, SMITHS FALLS

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What’s happening this week at:

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SETTLEMENT REALTY

Sales Representative* Broker** Broker of Record***

1267 Kilmarnock Road, Merrickville - $234,500 – Gerry Seguin*

www.remaxaffiliates.ca Smiths Falls * Kemptville 613-258-4900 613-283-2121 613-253-5900

130 Elmsley Dr. N $149,900 MLS: 1020676

3 Winnifred St. $118,800 MLS: 1038292

Sheri Mahon-Fournier* 613-812-1215

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Andrew Rivington* 613-812-3280

Bob Ferguson* 613-812-8871

Joanne Bennell* 613-812-0505

Barbara Shepherd* 613-326-1361

Christian Allan* 613-207-0834

Oral Pretty* 613-264-0123

Julia Scotland** 613-390-0401

Norene Allan* 613-812-0407

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Cathie McCabe* 613-284-6263

Drea Scotland* 613-390-2373

Paul Martin*** 613-264-0123

Freddie McDougall* 613-485-0621

Ontario One Call and retail partners want you to ‘Dig Safe’ around your home April is Dig Safe Month and with spring just around the corner, Ontario One Call and its retail partners would like to inform homeowners on the importance of digging safely to ensure the safety of their families, neighbours, community and all those involved with any excavation or digging projects.

Next time Ontarians visit tool rental centres including Home Depot, Stephenson’s Rental Services, Coo-

pers Equipment Rentals, Contractors Rental Supply and Battlefield Equipment Rentals, they are encouraged to pick up a brochure or our homeowner tips to learn more about Ontario One Call and how easy it is to request a locate.

Just call 1-800-400-2255 or visit www www.on1call.com Many homeowners are unaware that before digging on one’s property, no matter how big or small the proj-

ect, it’s critical to contact Ontario One Call to prevent any unforeseen damages to buried cables or utility pipes and avoid the loss of essential services to themselves or their neighbourhood.

Ontario One Call can be contacted 24/7 online or via the call centre. It processes excavation locate requests from both homeowners and contractors. Ontario One Call notifies registered owners of underground infrastructure within the vicinity of the

proposed excavation. The individual infrastructure owners will then visit the property and mark the underground cables in the areas to be excavated. This complete service is free of charge.

Homeowners are responsible to ensure their contractors, if they have hired one, have contacted Ontario One Call to request a locate before starting any excavation; it’s the law.

“It doesn’t matter how deep or

shallow the excavation is or whether you are building a pool, a deck, a fence, digging a new garden or planting a tree, play it safe and always contact Ontario One Call for locates,” says Ben Hamilton, executive director, Ontario One Call.

“Have peace of mind knowing that you are protecting your home, family and neighbourhood by simply contacting us. Your click or call does it all.”

RE/MAX... DREAM WITH YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN ®

Riverview Realty Ltd. Brokerage EACH OFFICE INDEPENDENTLY

DENOTES: *Sales Representative **Broker ***Broker of Record

JOHN JONKMAN***

613-561-6464

NEW

NEW

97 SHERBROOKE ST E PERTH MLS# 1048161 - $219,500 2 BD, 1 BTH BUNGALOW Call Randy Cavanagh 613-464-1000

1878 FERGUSON FALLS RD MLS# 1043291 - $289,900 3 BD, 3 BTH 2 STOREY BRICK

JENNIFER GLAZIER*

613-812-8114

DEMI THOMPSON*

613-264-4330

120 FT. W/F

MCNAMEE LN- NARROWS LOCK RD MLS# 1045684 - $274,900 – W/F MLS# 1045697 - $59,900 - 8.5 ACRES MLS# 1045689 - $59,900 - 11 ACRES

PIKE LAKE ROUTE 16 MLS# 1030314 - $249,000 121 ACRES W/2 PARCELS Call Paul Gordon 613-390-2281

453 FT. W/F

56 ACRES

SHEILA BIRCH*

613-390-1604

61 GORE STREET EAST, PERTH 613-267-2221

e-mail: perth@remaxriverview.com

www.remaxriverview.com

INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN REAL ESTATE OR CHANGE OF LOCATION? CONTACT JOHN JONKMAN FOR DETAILS ON BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL SALES REPRESENTATIVE IN BEAUTIFUL HERITAGE PERTH 613-561-6464

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OWNED AND OPERATED

RANDY CAVANAGH*

613-464-1000

JEAN SHARPE*

613-464-0008

PAUL GORDON*

DEMI KLOCK*

613-390-2281

613-267-8366

SHERI D’AOUST**

613-812-9344

NEW PRICE

413 UPPER PERTH ROAD MLS# 1031666 - $374,999 4 BD, 3 BTH BUNGALOW DET GARAGE, CABIN, POND

22937 HWY 7 MLS# 1043947 - $149,900 3 BD, 1 BTH BUNGALOW VIEW OF SILVER LAKE

943 CON 9 A DALHOUSIE MLS# 1033892 - $249,900 3+ BD, 4 BTH BUNGALOW 3.46 ACRE TREED LOT

4.96 ACRES

430 LAKEVIEW DR, BLACK LAKE MLS# 1039841 - $439,900 2 BD, 1 BTH BUNGALOW DETACHED GARAGE, CABIN

BARRIE’S SIDE RD NEAR PERTH MLS# 986594 - $124,900 TILLABLE LAND & MIXED BUSH

3 GLENVIEW CRESCENT PERTH MLS# 1045380 - $254,900 3 BD, 2 BTH BUNGALOW

1037 A PALMERSTON CRESCENT MLS# 1048043 - $199,900 1 BD, 1 BTH CABIN

88 BECKWITH ST E PERTH MLS# 1039355 - $199,900 RENO’D 1 BD, 1 BTH BUNGALOW

5660 MCDONALD’S CRN MLS# 1038318 - $179,900 3 BD, 2 BTH 2 STOREY

1034 PALMERSTON PEAKS DRIVE MLS# 1047901 - $339,900 DEEDED ACCESS MISSISSIPPI RV

85 DUFFERIN STREET PERTH MLS# 1033482 - $995,000 ZONED C2, PARKING HOUSE & STORAGE BUILDING

185 FT. W/F

681 BEAVER DAM LN OTTY LK MLS# 1045119 - $839,900 3 BD, 3 BTH BUNGALOW OPEN HOUSE

THE MEADOWS OF PERTH 161 SHEPPARD AVE MLS# 983749 - $549,900 DAILY 11-1PM – SAT-SUN 11-3PM THE FOXSTONE-1,884 SQ.FT. 2 BD, 2 BTH BUNGALOW W/GAR

OPEN HOUSE

776 CHRISTIE LAKE ROAD SUN APR 2ND • 12:00-1:00PM MLS# 1022458 - $274,000 3 BD, 2 BTH BUNGALOW NEWLY UPDATE BATHS Host: Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008

OPEN HOUSE

THE MEADOWS OF PERTH 106 SHEPPARD AVE MLS# 1020750 DAILY 11-1PM – SAT-SUN 11-3PM 2 BD, 2 BTH BUNGALOW $315,900 2 BD, 2 BTH BUNGALOW $299,900

OPEN HOUSE

THE MEADOWS OF PERTH 144 SHEPPARD AVE SUN APR 2ND • 1:00-3:00PM MLS# 1029419 - $434,900 3 BD, 2 BTH BUNGALOW/GAR Host: Sheila Birch 613-390-1604

OPEN HOUSE

CHALOA ACRES SOUTH 112 ROBERT RUN SAT APR 1ST • 12:30-2:00PM MLS# 1045583 - $349,900 3 BD, 2 BTH BUNGALOW Host: Jennifer Glazier 613-812-8114

OPEN HOUSE

18 MATHER STREET PERTH SUN APR 2ND • 2:00-3:30PM MLS# 1039376 - $249,900 3 BD, 2 BTH 2 SIDE SPLIT Host: Randy Cavanagh 613-464-1000

36 DRUMMOND ST W PERTH 2645 CONC 9B LANARK MLS# 1032918 - $539,000 MLS# 1034597 - $489,900 4 BD, 4 BTH 2 STOREY, 2 CAR ATTACHED GARAGE 3 BD, 3 BTH 2 STOREY, 200 ACRES, SPRING FED POND

OPEN HOUSE

CHALOA ACRES SOUTH 181 ROBERT RUN SAT APR 1ST • 2:30-4:00PM MLS# 1029901 - $293,000 DEEDED ACCESS JEBB’S CREEK Host: Jennifer Glazier 613-812-8114

173 IRISH ROAD NEAR LANARK MLS# 1043075 - $429,900 2 BD, 2 BTH CEDAR LOG HOME BUILT 2015

430 HWY 511 NEAR PERTH MLS# 1011217 - $399,900 4 BD, 2 BTH 2 STOREY DETACHED GARAGE

THE MEADOWS OF PERTH 128 SHEPPARD AVE MLS# 1041937 - $409,900 2 BD, 2 BTH BUNGALOW

19B HAGGART ST PERTH MLS# 1045411 - $359,900 3 BD, 3 BTH BUNGALOW ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME

OPEN HOUSE

22 MATHER STREET PERTH SUN APR 2ND • 2:00-3:30PM MLS# 1042574 - $269,900 3 BD, 2 BTH BUNGALOW Host: Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008

DREAMS FOR SALE – CHOOSE WISELY....CHOOSE Connected to Your Community A/CP/K/P/SF - 14 - Thursday, March 30, 2017

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Ontario’s Highlands Tourism set to d n e k e e W HOUSE

OPEN

launch Come Wander to tourism

THURSDAY MARCH 30

11:00am – 1:00pm 106 Sheppard Avenue 11:00am – 1:00pm 161 Sheppard Avenue

Perth

Randy Cavanagh 613-464-1000 or Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008

Perth

Randy Cavanagh 613-464-1000 or Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008

FRIDAY MARCH 31 Perth

Randy Cavanagh 613-464-1000 or Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008

Perth

Randy Cavanagh 613-464-1000 or Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008

SATURDAY, APRIL 1ST

11:00am – 12:00pm 3820 Scotch Line Rd. 11:00am – 1:00pm 161 Sheppard Avenue 11:00am – 3:00pm 106 Sheppard Avenue 11:30am – 12:30pm 6 Sussex St. 21 Second St. 12:00pm – 1:00pm 66 Winnifred St. 12:00pm – 2:00pm 59 Willowshore Way 12:30pm – 2:00pm 112 Robert Run 1:00pm – 2:00pm 25 Kensington Ave. 330 Code Dr. 15 Merrick St. 1:00pm – 3:00pm 161 Sheppard Avenue 1:30pm – 2:30pm 4B Pearl St. 2:30pm – 3:30pm 2109 County Rd. 16 2:30pm – 4:00pm 181 Robert Run

11:00am – 1:00pm 106 Sheppard Avenue 11:00am – 1:00pm 161 Sheppard Avenue

Perth

Cole Walker 613-812-0536

Perth

Sheila Birch 613-390-1604

Perth

Randy Cavanagh 613-464-1000 or Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008

Smiths Falls Smiths Falls

Pauline Aunger 613-285-9158 Johnny Boles 613-464-3124

Smiths Falls

Doug Forde 613-285-5732

Carleton Place

Lee Ann Legault 613-294-2440

Chaloa Acres South Jennifer Glazier 613-812-8114 Smiths Falls Smiths Falls Smiths Falls

Johnny Boles 613-464-3124 Pauline Aunger 613-285-9158 Cole Walker 613-812-0536

Perth

Randy Cavanagh 613-464-1000 or Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008

Smiths Falls

Doug Forde 613-285-5732

Smiths Falls

Cole Walker 613-812-0536

Following a year of heavy focus on the development of a regional brand identity, the team at Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization (OHTO) will be hitting the road this spring to officially launch Come Wander to tourism stakeholders.

Stakeholder Sessions will be held in five locations throughout Ontario’s Highlands, detailing the exciting kickoff plan and long term strategy for the new regional tourism brand.

A comprehensive framework of the Come Wander brand, slated for a consumer launch in two months, will be presented at the Stakeholder Sessions to be held in the following communities: • April 18 — Carleton Place Town Hall, Carleton Place • April 18 — Stirling Festival Theatre, Stirling • April 19 — Bonnie View Inn, Haliburton • April 19 — Sword Motor Inn, Bancroft • April 25 — Spectacle Lake Lodge, Barry’s Bay “When we set out to develop

to wander, Whiting says the upcoming round of sessions will take wandering from concept to activation, honing in on the small details.

“We are excited to provide our industry with clear direction on the specific ways that they can feed into the brand.

Our goal is that everyone walks away not only inspired to adopt the brand and welcome new visitors, but confident that they know what steps to take next, and what tools are available to make it all happen.”

The presentation will highlight all of the new Come Wander marketing channels and how stakeholders can be featured on these platforms, for the brand launch and for years to come. Stakeholders interested in attending the sessions are invited to register before April 10 by visiting ohto.ca.

Anyone seeking additional information can contact Julie Mulligan, OHTO’s marketing manager, at julie.mulligan@ ohto.ca or 1-855-629-6486 x202.

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Chaloa Acres South Jennifer Glazier 613-812-8114

an engaging, unique identity for our region two years ago, we asked ourselves two main questions: How will it appeal to visitors, especially city-dwellers looking to escape their everyday?

And how will our industry benefit from leveraging the messaging and participating in the activation?” says Nicole Whiting, OHTO’s executive director.

“Now that we have solidified a strong brand platform that will resonate with travelers looking to slow the pace in an intriguing new location, we’re shifting our focus to our industry and how we can all work together and use Come Wander to connect with our consumers, share our stories and inspire visits to our businesses and communities.”

With previous OHTO Stakeholder Sessions focused on laying the foundation for brand development and focusing on the ideology of what it means for a visitor to approach travel to the region with an openness

BIG with our Masters Special

SUNDAY APRIL 2

Randy Cavanagh 613-464-1000 or Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008 Randy Cavanagh 613-464-1000 or Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008 Jean Sharpe 613-464-0008 Cathie McCabe 613-284-6263

Sheila Birch 613-390-1604 Stephanie Mols 613-812-2510

11:00am – 1:00pm 106 Sheppard Avenue Perth 11:00am – 3:00pm 161 Sheppard Avenue Perth 12:00pm – 1:00pm 776 Christie Lake Road 1:00pm – 2:00pm 71 Drummond Street Perth 1:00pm – 3:00pm Perth Stephanie Mols 613-812-5510 1:00pm – 4:00pm 3248 Drummond Conc 2 144 Sheppard Avenue Perth 3248 Drummond Conc 2 Perth 2:00pm – 3:30pm 18 Mather Street Perth 2:00pm – 3:30pm 22 Mather Street Perth 2:00pm – 4:00pm 1835 Ramsay Conc12 Almonte 3:00pm – 4:00 pm 267 Bay Road Perth

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Smiths Falls Golf & Country Club will give you the best golf experience in the area. Join now and have some fun!

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Couples Unrestricted Regular $2080.00 ................Special $1600.00

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Single Young Adult (31 to 39) Regular $747.00 .................... Special $575.00 Couple Young Adult (31 to 39) Regular $1282.00 .................. Special $975.00

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Smiths Falls Golf & Country Club

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125 Golf Club Rd, Smiths Falls 613-283-3050 x4 www.smithsfallsgolf.com

WEDNESDAY APRIL 5

11:00am – 1:00pm 106 Sheppard Avenue 161 Sheppard Avenue

Become a Member

Full Single Unrestricted Regular $1192.00 .................. Special $900.00

TUESDAY APRIL 4

11:00am – 1:00pm 106 Sheppard Avenue 161 Sheppard Avenue

BLITZ Rates!

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MONDAY APRIL 3

11:00am – 1:00pm 106 Sheppard Avenue 161 Sheppard Avenue

New Membership

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New 20 1 Pro Sh 7 Mercha op nd begins ise to arrive April 1s t

Other category pricing available. Limited time offer, these rates expire April 10th, 2017. New member must NOT have been a member in the last 2 years. Membership must be paid in full. Call the course for further details.

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APRIL IS CIVITAN AWARENESS MONTH 30 Mill St., Almonte

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This year, members of the Almonte, Carleton Place & District, Lanark & District, LGBT Lanark County, Pakenham & District, Perth, Smiths Falls and Trillium Lanark County (TLC) Civitan Clubs are celebrating Civitan International’s centennial anniversary.

Civitan is an organization of volunteer community service clubs, where members (known as Civitans) meet to help those in need, especially those with developmental disabilities. Founded in Birmingham in 1917, Civitan now has active service clubs in 48 countries around the world. Members conduct service projects and volunteer in their community.

Civitans also raise funds for the Civitan International Research Center, located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Scientists at this world-class research facility conduct groundbreaking research into developmental disabilities and other neurological disorders, and collaborate with researchers and medical facilities around the world. Civitan clubs have donated more than $17.5 million to research into developmental disabilities at the Center since its inception.

2017 will mark the centennial anniversary of Civitan’s founding. This historic year will mark a century of service by Civitan clubs. The year will culminate in Civitan’s centennial convention in Birmingham in June 2017, when Civitans from around the world will celebrate this occasion.

Civitan International President Duane Capps says, “This year isn’t just a celebration of Civitan’s history. This year, all our clubs are celebrating that by working to make a real difference in our communities, and get started on another century of community service. We’re all very excited.”

For more information, please contact one of our local Civitan Clubs if you are interested in learning how you can be part of one of the greatest volunteer organizations in your community!

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APRIL IS CIVITAN AWARENESS MONTH

LANARK COUNTY CLUBS CELEBRATES CIVITAN’S CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY Almonte Civitan Club Chartered: January 22, 1972 613-256-6234 President: Mike Keffer Meeting: 2nd & 4th Mondays 7:30 pm Almonte Civitan Community Hall 500 Almonte St., Almonte K0A 1A0 Email: theclub@almontecivitan.com; secretary@almontecivitan.com Web: www.almontecivitan.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/almontecivitan • Service Club supporting over 30 local or community related charitable groups • Looking for energetic volunteers. Join us at our Civitan Information Night, April 10, 6:00 pm social, 7:00 pm Dinner – Call Peter Guthrie 613-256-1102 Events: • Auction Sale: first Thursday of every month, Doors open 4:00 pm • Hall Rental and catering for all occasions (360 capacity) Email bookings@almontecivitan.com • Medical Loan Cupboard • Eastern Ontario Event Center – one-stop depot for equipment and signage rental for any event such as fairs, festivals, sporting events.

Email: eventcentre@almontecivitan.com • Tents: 20’x20’ and 20’x40’ with sides. Phone 613-256-6234 mailbox 3 • Sponsor of Almonte Junior Civitan Club • CHEO Telethon - Stitch Program – June 4 • 35th Annual Lobster Fest Dinner & Dance, June 10 Email lobsterfest@almontecivitan.com for tickets Carleton Place & District Civitan Club Chartered: May 9, 1996 President: Ron Legge Meetings: 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month 7:00 pm Community Living Assoc. 390 Flora St Call ahead 613-257-5110 Box 317, Carleton Place, ON K7C 3P4 Email: carletonplacecivitan@yahoo.ca Web: www.carletonplacecivitan.com Events: • Bingo every Tuesday – 7:00 pm • Camp Quality • Canada Day Celebration • Canadian Guide Dog for the Blind • CHEO • Christmas Baskets • Claxton Fruit Cakes • Dragon Boat Races 50/50 Draw • Elizabeth Court Senior’ Residence Flower Planting • Food Bank • Friends in Sport Fishing • McNeely Roadway Cleanup • Santa Parade • Santa’s Workshop • School Bursaries • Seniors’ Appreciation Night • Urban Jungle (Smiths Falls)

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Lanark & District Civitan Club Chartered: June 2, 1973 613-259-3216 President: Bob Mingie Meetings: 1st and 3rd Wednesday Civitan Hall, 2144 Pine Grove Road (South St) Box 189 Lanark, ON K0G 1K0 Email: info@lanarkcivitan.com Web: www.lanarkcivitan.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/lanarkcivitan Events: • Hall Rentals and Catering for all occasions (214 capacity) • Talent Night on the last Friday of each month • Lanark Highlands Frosty Fling (Last weekend in January) • Annual Canadian Cancer Society Auction and Dessert Fundraiser (Last Wednesday in April) • Canada Day • Fall Scarlet Run (1st Sunday in October) • Santa Claus Parade (2nd Saturday in December) • Adopt-A-Road (Spring and Fall) • Lanark District Food Bank LGBT Lanark County Civitan Club Chartered: September 16, 2013 President: Penny Kelly Meetings: 3rd Wednesday 7:00 pm monthly Location: Contact President Penny Box 2023 57 Foster Street, Perth ON, K7H 3M9 Email: lgbtlanarkcountycivitanclub@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/LGBTLanarkCountyCivitanClub Events: • Canada 150 Pride Celebration – Saturday, June 3, 2017 – visit our Facebook page for more information.

Pakenham & District Civitan Club Chartered: September 24, 2004 613-624-5580 President: Doris Rankin Meetings: 3rd Thursday 7:15 pm monthly Pakenham Public Library, 128 Victoria St Box 2, Pakenham, ON K0A 2X0 Email: ContactPakenhamCivitan@gmail.com Events: • Annual Pakenham Frost Festival January • Relay for Life Mississippi Mills Gemmill Park June 6th • Adopt a Highway, Spring and Fall annually • Lanark County Food Bank Parade Collection, Canada Day • Dessert Tea and Gift Basket Auction, Mid-November • Catering, BBQs, bar-tending for all occasions Perth Civitan Club Chartered: June 19, 1965 613-267-2181 President: Karen Lindrop-Beckwith Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesday 7:15 pm Civitan Hall, 6767 County Road 43, Perth, ON Email: perthcivitan@gmail.com Web: www.perthcivitan.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/PerthCivitanClub Events: • Bingo Every Wednesday - Break Open Tickets and Progressive Game Doors open at 5 pm, Bingo starts at 7 pm • Hall Rentals and Catering for all occasions (270 capacity) call 613-267-6296 • Board Room Rentals and Catering for smaller occasions (54 capacity) • Used Medical Equipment Lending Bank - If you’re in need of medical equipment visit the Medical Bank during the Drop by Times - Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 - 1:30 pm or call 613-200-2181.

• Canadian Blood Services Blood Donor Clinic • Perth Civitan Country Jamboree 4th Sunday of each month 613-267-1825 • Exercise Group - Tuesday & Thursday mornings • Quilters Tea Room at St John’s High School • Adopt-A-Road

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• Bridge Club - Thursday nights • Quilters Guild - 1st and 3rd Mondays each month • Magical Dinner Show - MAGIC WITH AN EDGE - May 13 - $22.00 Spaghetti Dinner - Doors Open: 6:00 pm - Dinner: 7:00 pm Magic Show: 8:00 pm • Small Business Home Show - June 10 • Psychic Fair - June 17 • Classic Car Cruise-In’s Monday evenings (seasonal) • Festival of the Maples participant • CHEO Breakfast • Camp Quality • Hometown Hero Award Presentation – October 28 • Stampede Steakout & Dance – October 28 • Halloween Party - Crystal Palace • Claxton Fruit Cakes at Christmas time • Christmas Craft Sale – late November • Glass Turkey Draw • Small Business Christmas Parties • Senior Christmas Dinner • New Year’s Eve Dance with Eddie & Stingrays Smiths Falls Civitan Club Chartered: April 4, 1964 613-284-0818 President: Mike Bothwell Meetings: every 2nd Thursday 7:00 pm Civitan Hall, 12468 Hwy 15, Smiths Falls, ON Events: • Bingo every Tuesday - Doors open at 5:45 pm Bingo starts at 7:00 pm • Sam Wilson Memorial Medical Bank 613-206-2267 • Hall Rentals and Catering for all occasions (300 capacity) 613-283-5404 • Projector, 10 ft Screen & Sound System • Emergency Appreciation Night • Yard, Craft & Bake Sale • CIBC Run for the Cure Spaghetti Dinner • Adopt-A-Road • Claxton Fruit Cakes & Short Bread Cookies • Clergy Appreciation Night • Festival of Trees & Gala Dinner • Glass Turkey Draw • Ice Sales • Canadian Blood Services Blood Donor Clinic • Relay for Life Sponsor • School Bursaries • Senior Christmas Bingo and Dinner Trillium Lanark County (TLC) Civitan Club Chartered 30 October, 2016 613-253-2269 President Scott Bartlett Meetings: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 1:30 pm – No Meals Perth Civitan Hall, 6787 County Road 43, Perth Email: scott.bartlett.77@hotmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/trilliumlanarkcountycivitanclub Civitans Newest Club to Lanark County.

TLC Civitan Club was created for individuals with developmental and intellectual challenges. This is the first Civitan Club of its kind in Canada!

Since its inception, the club members have had many opportunities to participate in fun activities, volunteer and raise money in their communities. Members are from different areas throughout Lanark County. Transportation continues to be a barrier for club members and assistance with drives to and from the meetings would enable more developmentally disabled individuals to join and enjoy themselves with great fellowship and the opportunity to volunteer in their communities.

If you know someone who you think would benefit from being a member of the TLC Civitan Club, or would be interested in becoming an adviser and helping out, please contact us.

On behalf of the 8 Lanark County Civitan clubs, a special thank you to Cheryl Johnson and the EMC for their continuous support for our April Civitan awareness month.

Information submitted by Perth Civitans Bryan & Julie Wiltsie.

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Second Scottish referendum highly questionable Politics today is a topsy-turvy business with allegations of “fake news” and wire taps along with “alternative facts” dominating the international headlines on a daily basis.

The United States, who many consider the leader of the free world, has a new president who is, to say the least, unorthodox. After just more than 100 days in office Donald Trump’s administration lurches from crisis to crisis, much of it fueled by the president himself and his questionable propensity for bombarding everyone with Tweets.

Wouldn’t it be easier on him if he just let things settle for a while as he attempts to gain footing in an environment which is clearly unfamiliar to him? He must realize now that Washington D.C. is a far cry from the world he is familiar with. The realities of the U.S. capital are very different from – well, reality television for example. Little wonder that since taking office the president has made so many excursions to his Palm Beach, Florida estate which is now referred to as the “Southern White House.” Even Trump’s tweeting fingers need a break occasionally!

In our country the Conservative Party leadership race has turned nasty with allegations of vote-rigging and “fake members” by some of those in the large field of candidates.

One of the apparent frontrunners, flamboyant businessman-turnedreality-TV star Kevin O’Leary, also draws comparisons to “The Donald.”

Another contender, former federal cabinet minister Maxime Bernier, accuses O’Leary of spending far too much time south of the border.

Others sneer at O’Leary’s suggestion that having a seat in the House of Commons isn’t essential to being Tory leader.

Across the Atlantic our second biggest ally, the United Kingdom, has taken another major step on the way to exiting the European Union (EU).

Prime Minister Theresa May planned to trigger “Article 50” yesterday (March 29), paving the way for the UK to leave the EU. That move, which follows Britain’s surprise “Brexit” vote last June, would signal the start of a period of negotiations which could see the UK exit Europe in about two years.

May has been touring the country in an effort to keep Britain together.

She held talks with officials in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland prior to invoking Article 50.

Brexit continues to be controversial with polls showing if UK residents were to vote today the majority would support remaining in the EU. Most important among May’s preBrexit meetings are those involving Scottish officials. Calls for Scottish independence strengthened early in the 21st Century leading to a 2014 referendum which threatened to break up the UK. On Sept. 18 of that year

Reflections

BY JEFF MAGUIRE

the idea was rejected with 55 per cent of voters preferring to remain part of the UK. There was an amazing 85 per cent voter turnout, underlining how important this subject is to Scots.

In the June 2016 UK referendum on whether to leave the EU, the majority of Scottish voters (62 per cent) chose to remain. So not surprisingly the overall result (51.9 per cent chose socalled “Brexit”) does not sit well with Scots.

Second referendum That fact has again emboldened Scottish nationalists. Two weeks ago Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland and head of the Scottish National Party announced she will seek authority to hold a new independence referendum in the next two years. Sturgeon contends the UK is dragging Scotland out of the EU against its will.

May quickly countered saying another referendum in Scotland would be “hugely disruptive” and is not justified because evidence shows most Scottish voters oppose a second independence vote.

Sturgeon is seeking a new referendum between fall 2018 and spring 2019, saying that by then details of Britain’s post-Brexit deal would be clear, allowing Scottish voters to make “an informed choice.”

However, the British government must agree before a legally binding referendum can be held. At this juncture that appears unlikely.

I have a major personal interest in the UK and Scotland in particular. A branch of my late mother’s family, the Buchanan’s, are a well-known Scottish clan. I am also the current chairman of the Sister City Committee in our adopted hometown of Carleton Place.

Our original twinning partner is the picturesque village of Comrie in the Scottish Highlands. My wife and I have made many friends there as a result of the twinning which will be 25 years old in August.

Scotland’s UK connection can be traced back to the early 18th Century and union with Britain. In 1997 a referendum resulted in the reestablishment of a Scottish Parliament in the province’s capital city, Edinburgh. That body is responsible for many areas of domestic policy. But the main seat of government remains in London.

I understand that many Scots feel they are underrepresented in the whole scheme of things. Scotland has a population of under five and a half million while the larger UK has nearly 66 million residents, including

the Scots.

To me population is exactly why Scottish independence is impractical.

The “country” as nationalists refer to Scotland, is too small to have much clout as a separate nation.

Would Scotland find enough footing to survive in the highly charged political atmosphere of Brussels and

Strasbourg? I seriously doubt that and so do most of our friends in Comrie.

They were highly skeptical about the first referendum in 2014 and want no part of another independence vote, especially in the midst of Brexit.

Scotland is one of the most charming places on the planet and Scots are, in my opinion,

among the nicest, most welcoming people anywhere. However their financial future has been dampened significantly by the massive drop in oil prices. North Sea oil was once the lifeblood of Scotland but that has taken a huge hit, crippling the economy in cities such as Aberdeen.

See MAGUIRE page 19

April 7 - 9, 2017 Carleton Place Arena- 75 Neelin Street

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Browse over one hundred vendors, discover new renovation solutions, and find inspiration for your next project.

Friday

6:00pm - 9:00pm Live Music with Cali Briana 8:30pm - 10:30pm

Door Prize Draw: “Ultimate Easter Basket,” and $500 off coupons from “Cobra Pools & Spas“ and “Mahon Pools & Spas”

Saturday

9:00am - 6:00pm

Sunday

11:00am - 4:00pm

Free Face Painting Pancake Breakfast from 9:00am - 11:00am from Korny Klowns & Country Music Dance Mad Hatter’s Tea with Gord Barnes Party Show 10:30am 1:00pm - 4:00pm Door Prize Draw: 5 gallons of paint from “Valley Paint and Coatings” and Lawn Mower from Tru Country

Door Prize Draw: $500.00 President’s Choice Grocery Gift Card

Contact Us: Jessica Smith- (613)257-1704/ Bob White: (613)229-0043

Find us on Facebook: “Carleton Place Spring Home and Fashion Show”

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Rideau Valley Conservation Authority launches its strategic plan A renewed vision for a thriving watershed will guide the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) during the coming years. The RVCA board of directors unveiled its new strategic plan at its board meeting held March 23. The plan builds upon the Conservation Authority’s past 50 years of success and will guide it toward a sustainable future.

RVCA chair Lyle Pederson and general manager Sommer Casgrain-Robertson are excited that the plan, entitled Conserving Our Watershed, Ensuring Our Future, charts a course to 2020.

“We’ve worked hard to develop a set of strategies and plans that identify clear priorities for RVCA to undertake that are locally relevant,” said Chair Pederson. “These actions will benefit our local municipalities by protecting and restoring the value of our watershed.”

The RVCA’s renewed vision is for a thriving watershed with clean abundant water, natural shorelines, rich forests and wetlands, diverse habitat and sustainable land use that is valued and protected by all.

Four pillars guide program priorities to accomplish this vision: 1. Develop and share watershed knowledge that

MAGUIRE

From page 18

Scotland is also heavily dependent on trade within the UK. Would that economic relationship suffer if they were to separate?

That’s an important question to consider.

Yes, Brexit is controversial and I understand the concerns UK residents harbour about it.

advances decision-making and leads to on-theground action 2. Protect, restore and enhance watershed health and safeguard people and property from natural hazards 3. Increase watershed awareness and appreciation and inspire action in others 4. Operate a sustainable, well-managed, servicedriven organization fuelled by engaged employees “All of our strategic priorities are also underpinned by five core values,” added General Manager Sommer Casgrain-Robertson. “Collaboration, balance, knowledge, integrity and excellence shape all that we do and how we do it as we serve the Rideau watershed and the people who live in it”.

This strategic plan is just one of several products that guide the ongoing work and conservation efforts of the RVCA. The 2016 RVCA Annual Report, 2017 Budget and Work Plan along with information sheets for each of our member municipalities show the past, present and future of Conservation Authority efforts.

To see the full strategic plan or any of these products, visit our website at www.rvca.ca (under “publications”) or call 1-800-267-3504 to have a copy mailed.

A renewed vision for a thriving watershed will guide the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) during the coming years. The RVCA board of directors unveiled its new strategic plan at its board meeting held March 23.

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First Weekend in April

This spring come taste our Sweet offerings from maple producers in Lanark County, Leeds and Grenville, Frontenac, Brockville and Sharbot Lake areas.

Many will be offering free samples of fresh syrup as well as:

But for the people of Scotland two wrongs don’t make a right. I hope the UK weathers the pending storm. I also trust Scotland will stay the present course and help Great Britain along an uncertain path!

If you have a comment or question for Jeff Maguire he can be reached by email at: jeffrey. maguire@rogers.com

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For bridal party services contact Moranda!

Ask about our Rewards Program!

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LAWS hosts successful Pet Photo day A big thank you to everyone at Perth Pet Valu and all the people who came out for Pet Portrait Day last weekend, hosted by Margaret Link Photography. It's always a fun day for the participants, and it raises funds for LAWS to boot!

Margaret's next portrait day for LAWS will be April 29 at Natural Pet Foods in Carleton Place.

Another big thank you goes out to Chimo Elementary School. Its Early Act Club is hosting a drive this week, to collect pet food and other supplies needed at the shelter.

Spa Day! on April 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., My Dog Spa Grooming Salon in Westport is kindly hosting a dog wash and light grooming and nail trim event in support of LAWS. There will be a bake sale and raffle tickets to win nice prizes. Charge is by minimum donation of $5 for nail trim, $20 for wash and grooming. No appointment is necessary for nail trim, but recommended for the wash. The salon is located at 20 Whelan St. Call 613-273-9800 for further details.

Quilt raffle tickets are available at the shelter for the April 10 draw to win a beautiful handmade quilt from Almonte Crazy Quilters. See our Facebook page for details or check out the quilt when you go to buy tickets.

This week's featured pets

tomers. He is about eight years old and so very deserving of a home of his own.

Junior Junior lived at the shelter for a while and then moved to Perth Pet Valu several weeks ago. He was lucky enough to get a lovely new portrait taken by Margaret on portrait day — now he hopes it will help him find his furever home. The staff at the store says he is friendly and outgoing, exploring everything and greeting the cus-

Jumper Jumper doesn't jump much — he should be called Cuddler instead. This big boy seems a little reserved, usually snoozing in a box or covered bed, but is very easily persuaded to come out for some attention.

Addison Like Junior, Addison also spent some time at the shelter before moving to a Pet Valu, this one in Almonte. She has had a lot of changes in her short life, and she’s not even two yet. She appeared on a farm where she was taken in and cared for, to shelter life and now the pet store.

In spite of all this upheaval she is calm and laid back but enjoys playtime as well, especially chasing crinkle balls. She would love to settle down in her furever home.

See LAWS page 21

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LAWS

Little League championship dates set

From page 20

The Major Little League provincial championships are coming to Perth this summer, and we recently received word on the dates.

Pat Habel, a member of the local organizing committee tells us that the provincial tournament is starting on Saturday, July 22 and will run to July 31 (the latest).

“We don’t know the exact end-date yet as that is determined in part by the number of teams coming,” Habel said, “and we won’t know that until the end of June.”

He loves a full-body massage and will roll over for belly rubs — so very trusting. He's about three years old and came to LAWS with Kai and Kira, two senior cats who have already been adopted. He gets along well with the other cats in his run but yearns for a home of his own.

Also, rain delay days will need to be factored into the equation.

The summer little league games will be played at Perth’s Conlon Farm. There have been many improvements made to the little league diamond thanks to the town and staff and all their hard work.

Please watch this newspaper and our website for more news and special stories on the event as it gets closer. Visit www. insideottawavalley.com for all your up-todate news and sports events.

ART-CRAFT-FOOD-HISTORY

Krispi Krispi is a petite young grey tabby, about 18 months old. She is usually found peeking out from her cardboard box where she feels secure. She won't come out for treats or attention, and will even hiss politely when you reach in to pet her. But she enjoys being petted, stretching out her neck and rubbing her cheek on your hand. She tolerates being pulled out of her box, held and stroked and is becoming more social every day. With a wee bit more TLC she will be a wonderful pet.

Tiny Tiny is another sweet, petite lady. She is a little shy but can be easily captured and cuddled and will reward the captor with a purr loud enough for a cat 10 times her size.

She is about two years old, a golden tabby who looks more like a kitten than an adult.

She is aptly named. Like Krispi she needs a little more reassurance to become a trusting pet.

Thank you for your continued support.

Follow us if you like at www.facebook.com/ lanarkanimals and/or check out our website at lanarkanimals.com. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the shelter at shelter@lanarkanimals.com or by calling 613-283-9308. LAWS is located at 253 Glenview Road, Smiths Falls.

PAKENHAM MAPLE RUN TOUR April 1 -2 (10-5pm)

Indulge on sweet maple products and meet local fine artists and craftspeople on this self guided tour taking place in and around picturesque Pakenham.

Details and locations of artists and food found at www.mapleruntour.com & Facebook. Also look for the green maple leaf at tour stop destinations for information.

Bunny Run 2017 Saturday April 15, 2017 11 am - 2:30 pm Kick off in front of the Carleton Place Town Hall FREE for all to participate!

11 am to 12 pm - Performer Musician Matt Vlasblom 1 pm to 2 pm - Country Music Legend Arlene Quinn

Join us as we celebrate 10 years!

Hop with bunny, and follow the clues to some easter treats.

Information at www.downtowncarletonplace.com or email Kory at koryearle@hotmail.com

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Any community organization based in our circulation area wishing to list an event of community interest is invited to submit a description of 25 words or less in writing. Admissions or event costs, will not be included. Deadline is Thursday at 4:30 p.m. prior to publication date. This service is provided free of charge. Events will be listed no more than two weeks in advance. Write, St. Lawrence News, 7712 Kent Blvd., Brockville, Ont. K6V 7H6, or fax at 613-498-0307 or e-mail: judy.michaelis@metroland.com OR cheryl.code@metroland.com.

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Almonte Friendship Luncheon, noon on April 4th, in the United Church social hall.

Enjoy soup, sandwiches and home made dessert.

Sponsored by churches in Almonte. Info: Donna 256-1894.

Euchre- 4 hand, March 30, 7:30 p.m. Sponsor: The Town & Country Tenants Assoc., 375 Country St., light lunch. Contact Norma at 613256-4179.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Baby Talk playgroup for parents and infants 0-12mnths, Almonte Library. Mondays Apr 3, 10, 24, 2-3pm.

613-283-0095.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Mondays, Apr 3, 10, 24, Naismith School, 9:00 a.m.12p.m. 613-283-0095 Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Thursdays, Apr 6, 13, 20, 27. Naismith School, 9:00 a.m.-noon. 613-283-0095.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Tuesdays, Apr 4, 11, 18, 25. Naismith School, 9:00 a.m.-noon. 613-283-0095 Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Wednesdays, Apr 5, 12, 19, 26. Naismith School, 9:00 a.m.-noon. 613-283-0095 Travelogue Presentation Thursday April 6th on Trekking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal at 7 pm at the Almonte Branch, Mississippi Mills Public Library.

Lanark Drum Circle meets at the CP Museum, April 9 (the 2nd Sunday of every month) at 1:30. Learn traditional songs and teachings.

Open to all, info 613-257-1014.

Launch of the “150 CP Labyrinth Walks for Canada’s 150th” commemorative event. Join us from 7:00-8:00 p.m., Monday April 10. Potluck dessert buffet. Annual “Light up the Labyrinth” event on Friday, September 8th, 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Breakfast, Community Home Support, Carleton Place, Wednesday, April 5 at the Home Support Office at 9:30. Info./Reserve on Diner’s Clubs and Transportation 613-253-0733.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Mondays, Apr 3, 10, 24. Carambeck Community Centre, 9:30-11:30a.m. 613-283-0095.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Thursdays, Apr 6, 13, 20, 27. Arena, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 613-283-0095.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Tuesdays, Apr 4, 11, 18, 25. Arena, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

613-283-0095.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Wednesdays, Apr 5, 12, 19, 26. Carambeck Community Centre, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 613-283-0095.

Pork Tenderloin Dinner and homemade pies, Sat., April 8 at Zion-Memorial United Church 37 Franklin St. 4:30-7:00, contact: 613-257-8547.

Seniors 50 & over, join the Sunset Club for fun and games, trips, etc. Meeting at Legion, 1 p.m. every Wednesday. Info: 257-8102.

KEMPTVILLE Annual meeting of the plot holders of the United Cemeteries on Tuesday, April 4, 7 p.m.

2677 Cemetery Side Rd. Carleton Place & District Horticultural Society, meeting April 5, 7:00 pm. . Speaker: Jamie Roy,Tropical House Plant Propagation, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Hall, rear of 39 Bridge Street. Info on our Facebook page.

Carleton Place Sunset Club meets every Wednesday, 1 p.m. Legion. Euchre, bid euchre, games, socializing. Third Wed. each month- short general meeting, noon. Potluck lunch/games follows. 613-257-7483.

Community Home Support, Carleton Place, Luncheon, Wednesday, April 12, Home Support Office at 12.. Info./Reserve: on Diner’s Clubs and Transportation 613-253-0733.

Community Home Support, Carleton Place, Foot Care Clinics, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Info/ to book appointments 613-253-0733.

Community Home Support Friday Lunch Bunch, Fridays (April 7, 14, 21, 28) at Beckwith Township Hall, at 12 noon. Transportation available. Info/reservation: 613-253-0733.

Easter Music Night, Saturday, April 8th at 6:30 p.m. at Carleton Place Baptist Church, 299 Bridge St. Education Series, Topic: Brain & Behaviours.

Carleton Place Terrace by Symphony, 6 Arthur St, Wednesday Mar 29, 1-3pm, 613-253-7360.

Education Series, Topic: Communication & Coping Strategies. Carleton Place Terrace by Symphony, 6 Arthur St, Wednesday Apr. 12, 1-3pm, 613-253-7360 Education Series, Topic: Medications & Treatments. Carleton Place Terrace by Symphony, 6 Arthur St, Wednesday Apr. 5, 1-3pm, 613-2537360 French Playgroup “Plaisirs D’Enfants”. Every Tuesday 9:30-11:30 a.m. Beckwith Community Hall (Black’s Corners). 613-253-0008.

Friday Lunch Bunch, Community Home Support, Carleton Place, Friday, April 7, 21, 28, at the Beckwith Twp Hall at 12. Info./Reserve: on Diner’s Clubs and Transportation 613-253-0733.

Baby Talk, Wednesday, April 5, 1:30-3 p.m.

Madison Montessori Academy, 2965 County Rd #43.

Baby Talk, Wednesday, March 29, 1:30-3 p.m. Madison Montessori Academy, 2965 County Rd 43.

BNI of Kemptville, meeting. Every Tuesday 6:45-8:30 a.m. Alumni Hall, Kemptville College (613)863-4853.

Diabetes Education Programme, at the Kemptville Hospital Diabetes Clinic, the first Wednesday and Thursday of the month. You must register by calling 613-258-6133 ext 400. Info: www.kdh.on.ca Ham Dinner and Murder Mystery, Sunday, April 2, 5:30 p.m. in South Mountain Agricultural Hall. Sponsored by South Mountain Hallville Pastoral Charge. For tickets call 613-258-3648.

Lower Ottawa Valley Section of the Ontario Woodlot Association, Annual General Meeting.

Grenville Insurance Building, 380 Colonnade Dr, Saturday April 1, 8:30am-noon. info: http://www. lov-owa.ca/.

North Grenville Toastmasters meet 1st, 3rd Thursday of every month at O’Farrell Financial Services, Boardroom (292 County Rd 44) start time 7 p.m. Learn communication and leadership skills.

The North Grenville Photography Club meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Grenville Mutual Insurance, 380 Colonnade Dr. Information: ngphotoclub.ca

LANARK Civitan Old Tyme Country Talent Night Dinner & Dance. Last Friday of every month, dinner 6 p.m., music 7:30-11:30 p.m. Contact Vic (613)259-5610.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Thursdays, Apr 6, 13, 20, 27. Maple Grove School, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 613-283-0095.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Wednesdays, April 5, 12, 19, 26. Maple Grove School, 9:30-11:30a.m. 613-283-0095.

St Declan’s Annual Church Supper, Sunday, April 2, 4:00-6:00pm. serving Roast Beef & all the trimmings.

MERRICKVILLE British Invasion. Live 60’s, 70, & 80’s dance music featuring the start. April 1, 8pm Baldachin Ballroom, Merrickville. Food Cupboard Fundraiser. merrickvillespectator.com Merrickville Legion Dinner and Dance, April 7. Meatloaf Dinner, served at 6 p.m. Music

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Merrickville Legion Dinner and Dance, March 31. Pasta, served at 6 p.m. Music by Lorne Daley, 7-11 p.m.

Merrickville Legion, executive meeting, 7pm, April 4.

Merrickville Legion, General meeting, 7pm, April 11, All members encouraged to attend.

PAKENHAM Art, Craft, Food, History. Pakenham Maple Run Tour. April 1 & 2. Map guided tour of 10 stops locations to see arts, craft and enjoy maple inspired food & drink in and around Pakenham. www.mapleruntour.com & Facebook.

PERTH Bridge, Perth Duplicate Bridge Club meets 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 6 at Perth Civitan Club. For partnership contact Bert Picard 613267-5305.

Bridge, Social- McMartin House, 125 Gore St., East, every Friday afternoon. 613-267-3952.

Community Home Support Lanark County Bereavement Support Group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month 1-3pm at 40 Sunset Blvd, Info: 613-267-6400 Euchre, Perth Legion, Beckwith St., every Tuesday from 1-4 p.m. Parking. No stairs. Everyone welcome. Info: 613-264-5568.

Holy Week Schedule, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 38 Wilson St. E., Palm Sunday Masses: Sat., April 8, 5:15 pm & Sun., April 9, 9 & 11 am; Holy Thursday, Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, April 13, 7:30 pm; Adoration following until 11 pm; 613-267-1043 or stjohnperthontario.com.

Holy Week Schedule, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 38 Wilson St. E., Good Friday, April 14: Stations of the Cross, 10am; Confessions, 10:45am-12pm; Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, 3pm; Holy Saturday, April 15, Confessions 11am-11:45am; Easter Vigil Mass: 8pm; Easter Sunday: April 16, Masses 9 & 11am. 613267-1043 or stjohnperthontario.com.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, infant playgroup, Thursdays Apr. 6, 13, 20, 27. The Dance Studio, 1-2pm. 613-283-0095.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Mondays Apr. 3, 10, 24. Taycare Senior Centre, 9:30noon 613-283-0095.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Thursdays Apr 6, 13, 20, 27. The Dance Studio, 9:30-noon 613-283-0095.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Tuesdays Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25. Taycare Senior Centre, 9:30 a.m.-noon. 613-283-0095 Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Wednesdays, Apr. 5, 12, 19, 26. Perth Library, 10noon. 613-283-0095.

Perth Lioness paint night fundraiser, Friday, March 31, Perth Lion’s hall. Doors open 5:30 p.m., painting starts 6 p.m. Tickets/Info: Amy Crawford 613-264-2973.

Perth Old Tyme Fiddler’s Dance, Classic Country Music, Perth Lions Hall, 7:30 p.m. April 7. Info: 613-259-2569 or 613-283-8703.

RTA Central Club, Saturday, April 1, Round Lake Loop Hike. Level 2, 12 km. Moderate pace.

Depart Conlon Farm, Perth at 9:00 a.m. Leader: David Batchelor, 613-264-1559 RTA Central Club, Saturday, April 8, Annual General Meeting starting at 10:00 a.m. Perth Legion. Accessible hike, depart Perth legion at 1:30 p.m. Contact: Gill Hyland, 613-267-5756 RTA Central Club, Sunday, April 9, Mill of Kintail Hike. Level 1, 7 km. Moderate pace.

Depart Conlon Farm at 9:00 a.m. Leader: Tom Pearcey, 613-284-1294 TOPS meetings every Tuesday 5 to 6 p.m. at Perth Community Care Centre on Sunset Blvd.

Lose weight sensibly with group support. Further info call 613-264-2827 or 613-267-4508.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). Meets Thursday evenings at Lanark Lodge. Info. Janet 613-264-9139.

Weekly iSisters drop-in for women only to learn technology and computer skills. 9:30a.m.12:30p.m. Thursdays, 77 Gore St. E. Snacks and materials provided. Info: 613-867-1330.

RURAL 4 hand euchre, every Friday 7 p.m. Montague Forget-Me-Not Seniors. Info: 613-283-8482.

All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast at Bethel United Church, 1500 Rideau Ferry Road on Saturday April 1st, 8 - 11 a.m. Info call 283-7241.

Annual Pancake Breakfasts hosted by Anglican Parish of Kitley at the church hall (2 Church St.), Frankville, Sat., April 1st & 8th, 8:00-noon.

Syrup provided by Gibbons Family Farm.

Ashton United Church. Spring Tea & Bazaar. Saturday April 8,11-1pm, salad plate, cookies, squares.

Beckwith & District Friendship Club will meet April 5, Centennial Hall, Franktown, Potluck supper at 6 p.m. Musical entertainment. Inquiries 613-257-2756.

Bid Euchre, Every second Monday night, Mar 6 & 20, 7:00 p.m. Tatlock Community Hall.

Bill & White Pines - Sunday, April 9 - 2 to 6 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion Br#542, Westport light luncheon Boyd’s Methodist Cemetery Board Annual Meeting, Monday, April 3, 7:30 p.m. in Boyd’s United Church Hall.

Calling all musicians! A Musician’s circle (musicians only) is held weekly, Thursday evenings, 7:00 p.m., ABC Hall in Bolingbroke (3166 Bolingbroke Rd.). Come out to network with fellow entertainers. Contact Matthew Churchill (613-273-9005).

Canadian Tai Chi Academy, every Mon, Fri., 9 a.m.-noon, Gallipeau Centre (small ballroom), All welcome. 613-269-3944, www.canadiantaichiacademy.org Celebrate April Fools’ Day with light music and comedy at Portland United Church, Saturday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. Vocal music, piano solos and a one-act play.

Clayton Hall, Olde Tyme Music & Dinner, April 2, 2-6 p.m. supper at 5. All musicians welcome. Proceeds to Clayton Hall.

Community Clothing Co-operative, Portland Community Hall. Open every Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Wednesday 1-3 p.m.

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Dance at Toledo Legion, Sunday, April 2nd featuring Harry Adrain. Doors open at 1 and dancing is from 2-5 followed by a hot meal.

Diva Sale, Saturday, April 22. Looking for gently used purses, jewelry, scarves, girls and women’s clothing only. Drop off at Legion 613-2737017 between 3-6 pm weekly. Royal Canadian Legion Br. #542, Westport by April 8.

Elphin Presbyterian Church Spring Supper. Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Baked Beans and Pie, Elphin Presbyterian Church Hall, Saturday, April 8, 5-7 p.m. Proceeds to Elphin Presbyterian Church.

Euchre- every Monday afternoon. 1:00 p.m.

South Elmsley Municipal Complex. Sponsor: Club 55. Light refreshments.

Forfar euchre every Friday evening, 7:30 p.m.

Forfar Community Hall. Light lunch. Everyone welcome.

Fun and Fitness Mondays 9:30-10:30, Middleville & Watson’s Corners Community Hall.

9:00-10:00 Snow Road Community Hall. Info: Wendy 613-259-2182.

Fun and Fitness Wednesdays Lower Mobility Class, Chair based, 2-3pm at North Lanark Community Health Centre, 9:30 - 10:30 St. Andrews United Church, 115 Clarence St. Lanark Info: Wendy (613)259-2182.

General Meeting, April 13 at 7 p.m. Montague Forget-Me-Not Seniors. Info: 613-283-8482.

Ham Supper, Sunday, April 2, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

St. Bede’s Anglican Church, Nolans Corners, 1641 Rosedale Rd N. Tickets: 613-283-5208.

Hilltop Jamboree, Sunday, April 9, McDonald’s Corners Agricultural Hall. Doors open noon.

Supper 5 p.m. Music starts at 1 p.m.

Job Search Resource Centre, job postings, computer and internet access, resume writing assistance, job search seminars and employment counselling. Guthrie House, 10 Perth St., Elgin.

Mon.-Fri. 9-4. 613-359-1140.

Lanark County Genealogical Society Meeting. Saturday, April 1, 1:30 p.m. Brunton Hall, Beckwith Township Municipal Office Complex, Blacks Corners. Topic: Brenda Krauter speaks on her research on “The Applebee Murder”.

Nearly New Clothing & Jewelry Shoppe God Has Got You Covered. Open Saturday April 8 & 29, 10-4. 8944 Flewellyn Road, Ashton New Horizon Club -Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday Sept to May - New Horizon Club meets in the Burritt’s Rapids Community Hall.

Most meetings at 2:00 pm. Potlucks and special meetings with meals at 12 noon. For info call Janet at 613-260-2737.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Tuesdays, Apr 4, 11, 18, 25. Montague, Centennial Hall, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 613-283-0095.

Quilting- every Wednesday. 1-4 p.m. MERA Schoolhouse, McDonalds Corners. 613Rideau Mellowdears, all male chorus, always welcome new voices. Wednesday, April 5, l:30-3:30 p.m., and each Wednesday, at Bethel United Church, Rideau Ferry Road. No Audition Necessary. Contact: Lorne 613-264-1277.

Royal Canadian Legion Upper Rideau Branch #542, Westport. Special Remembrance Ceremony marking the 100th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge. April 8, 11am, lay wreaths followed by a war time luncheon. Info: roleytrish@ gmail.com Shopping bus trip. Every 2nd Tuesday of the month (April 11). Leaving Portland Community Hall, 9 a.m. Info./location 613-272-2676.

Snow Road Snowmobile Club Charity Breakfast for Alzheimers, April 1, 8-11 a.m. at Clubhouse, 1106 Gemmills Road.

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Spaghetti Night- First Friday every month, Apr 7, 5-7 p.m. Legion, Br. 231, Portland.

St. Stephen’s Church Dinner and cards Thursday April 6, noon, Maberly Community Hall.

Sunday April 9, 5 pm, Montague & District Senior Citizens Forget Me Not Club Inc., 658 Rosedale Rd S. Spring Supper: Ham, Scalloped potatoes, baked beans, vegetables, homemade pies. Take-out available; 613283-8482 or 613-283-2993.

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Bid Euchre 1st and 3rd Sunday every month. 1:30 p.m. Seniors Activity Building, 61 Cornelia St., parking behind arena. Sponsored by Harmony Club 162. Info 613-283-4684.

Bingo, every Thursday evenings, 7 p.m. canteen open 4:30-7pm, Royal Canadian Legion Br 95. Info: 283-2690.

Carpet bowling every Thursday, 12:45 p.m. Seniors Activity Building, 61 Cornelia St. Parking behind arena. Sponsor: Harmony Club 162. Info: (613)283-4684.

Client and Family/Caregiver Focus Group Session. Monday, April 10, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Lanark County Mental Health and Lanark Leeds & Grenville Addictions and Mental Health Boardroom, 88 Cornelia St W. 613-283-2170.

Contract Bridge, Hanley Hall, downstairs, Wednesday, April 5, 1 p.m. Info: 613-283-6116.

Duplicate Bridge, every Monday 7pm, Smiths Falls Legion, Info 613-283-2690 Duplicate Bridge, every Tuesday afternoon 1pm, Smiths Falls Legion, Info 613-283-2690 EA- Emotions Anonymous- 12-step organization working toward recovery from emotional difficulties (marriage, children, grief, etc). Meetings (every Tuesday)- April 4, 7 p.m. Salvation Army Church (side door). 613-283-0960.

Family Fun Bingo, Sunday April 2, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the RCAFA Hall, 44 Abbott St. N. Contact: Carol 613-284-0305.

Fish & Chips, March 31 & April 14, 4pm, Lancaster Hall, Smiths Falls Legion Br 95, Members, Guest & Public Welcome.

Floor Shuffle Board. 10 a.m. Every Tuesday and Wednesday. Seniors Activity Building. Parking behind arena. Beginners welcome. Sponsor: Harmony Club 162. (613)283-4684.

Gambling Problem? There is help. Gamblers Anonymous, Tuesdays 7:30-9 p.m. 88 Cornelia St. 613-5673271.

New To You Sale, Trinity United Church, Saturday April 1, 8 am-12 noon. Gently used baby-to-adult clothing, jewellery, scarves, purses, small household items.

Ontario Early Years Centre Infant playgroup, Mondays, Apr 3, 10, 24, CROW Office, 91 Cornelia Street W, 1-2 p.m. 613-283-0095.

Ontario Early Years Centre Infant playgroup, Mondays, Apr 3, 10, 24, CROW Office, 91 Cornelia Street W, 1-2 p.m. 613-283-0095.

Ontario Early Years Centre Infant playgroup, Fridays, Apr. 7, 21, 28, OEYC 9-noon. 613-283-0095.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Thursdays, Apr 6, 13 20, 27. Kinsmen Building, Lower Reach Park, 9:00-noon. 613-283-0095.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Tuesdays, Apr 4, 11, 18, 25. OEYC, 9:00 a.m.-12 noon. 613-2830095.

Ontario Early Years Centre playgroup, Wednesdays, Apr 5, 12, 19, 26. Trinity United Church, 9:0011:30am. 613-283-0095.

Open Mic, every Tuesday evenings, Canadian Room, 8pm, Smiths Falls Legion, Info 613-283-2690 Pitch-In Smiths Falls community litter cleanup, Apr. 22-May 7. Supplies at REAL Deal beginning April 1. Prize draw for participants. Call 613-283-9819 or see www.REALaction.ca Royal Canadian Legion Br 95 General Meeting, April 4, 7 p.m. Lancaster Hall.

Smiths Falls Toastmasters Club, meet Wednesday evenings 7-8:30pm, Healey’s Glass Ltd., 1 Abel Street. Penny Croghan 613-285-1551 email: lookatyoupenny@gmail.com or Steve O’Connor 613-485-3173 email: nevetso258@gmail. com Or just drop by for a visit and see what we are all about !

Susan Shirley Program, Parent Training coursesMondays 6:30 p.m. Calvary Bible Church, 15 Beech St. 613-205-1643.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), A non-profit weight loss support group. Meetings every Thursday night. 46 Bell Ave. Smiths Falls. Info. 613-284-0183.

Vine Rhymes, Smiths Falls songwriters, poets and story tellers, meet monthly for encouragement and support. Come share your gift. Info: Helen (613)284-2243.

Youth Darts, Saturdays, 10a.m.-1p.m. ages 5-18.

Royal Canadian Legion, Br95, 7 Main St E.

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We are currently participating in a variety of clinical research trials for which we are seeking volunteers.

In particular, we are looking for individuals who: • Have Type 1 or 2 Diabetes • Are taking oral anti-diabetic medications or insulin • Have had a heart attack or stroke • Have high blood pressure • Are potentially looking to lose weight Study medications and diabetes supplies will be provided to participants free of charge. If you are interested in finding out more about clinical research studies, or about our research program in general, please contact Kaila Villeneuve or Shelley Hitchcock at (613) 283-8582 or kvilleneuve@diabetesclinic.ca or shitchcock@diabetesclinic.ca

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CARD OF THANKS

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The family of the late Pearl E Pratt wishes to express many thanks to family members and friends for all the acts of kindness and sympathy during the recent loss of a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

We wish to say a special thank you to Pastor Ruth Ann Paul for her kind words spoken at Pearl’s Celebration of Life. Also a special thank you to her nephews Dennis Pratt and Dave Wood for her eulogy. As well we want to thank each of the pallbearers: (Dennis Pratt, Dave Wood, Robbie Pratt, Micheal Sergeant, Frank Hall, Ron Gordon, Todd Veley and Scott Veley).

These people all meant a lot to Pearl. Thank you to Teri Lynn and Vicki for sharing photos of memories. Thank you to the Lennox and Addington Hospital for the care Pearl received during her many visits in the past few months.

Special thanks to Dr. Kim Morrison. Much appreciation to Wartmans Funeral Home in Napanee for their expertise and professionalism during this difficult time. Lastly we want to thank so many people involved with Pearl’s care while at home. She was so special and without each and everyone’s help, we don’t know how we could have done it without you.

Thanks again, God Bless and Keep the Faith.

Sincerely The Pratt Family

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Bryan and Tara are excited and happy to announce the arrival of Hudson Jack, born March 1, 2017 at the Ottawa Hospital, weighing 8 pounds, 2 ounces, 22 inches long.

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Bruce and Karen Taylor are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter Katherine Ann Taylor to Cole Andrew Chambers, son of Larry and Diann Chambers. The wedding will take place in the summer of 2018.

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Doucett Dorothy Olive

Come celebrate Jim and Helen Gogo’s 50th ANNIVERSARY SOCIAL Perth Legion Lounge, Saturday April 15, 2017 2–5 p.m.

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Card of Thanks In Memory of Robert ‘Bob’ Edwards We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to our family, friends and neighbours for the tremendous outpouring of support during our time of grief in the loss of our husband, father, Poppa and Poppa Bob. We were overwhelmed by the many expressions of sympathy: food offerings, phone calls, cards, visits, online condolences, memorial donations and flowers. Each and every gesture was a source of comfort for us.

The amazing attendance at the funeral home, funeral and luncheon were a testament to how much Bob was loved. He loved life, loved everyone he met and treated everyone like family. Thank you to Reverend Valerie Kelly for traveling from Kingston to perform the funeral.

Bob enjoyed joking with you every year at the pancake dinner. Thank you to Sterling Bennett for providing the music at the funeral and to the choir at the St. John’s Anglican Church.

Special thanks to good friend, Hugh Colton for delivering the eulogy and to Gary and Nora Brown for contributing special memories.

Thank you to nephew Steven Bennett for writing a wonderful tribute as well. A big thank you to the honorary pallbearers, Ed Strickland, Dick Magill, Hugh Colton, Steve Commodore, Steve Hughes, Gary Brown and pallbearers Steven Bennett, Adam DeLisle, Dale Edwards, Randy Edwards, David Edwards and Carl Lackey.

Extra special thanks to the staff of Lannin Funeral Home: Dale, Alex and Ryan. Dale, we know how hard this was for you being one of Bob’s friends and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the dignified and compassionate treatment along with all of the extra touches and hand holding you provided. Alex and Ryan, thank you for being so attentive, helping us make decisions and being there for us every step of the way. You treated us like family and for that we are ever thankful. Bob was a very special man and his passing has left a huge hole in our hearts. We are very blessed to have a very large and loving family, along with a huge network of friends and neighbours.

Thank you all for having been a part of Bob’s life and for honoring him in his passing.

‘Close in our hearts you will always stay.

Loved and remembered every day.’

Sincerely, Carole, Teresa, Barb, Vicki and family

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Peacefully at the Almonte General Hospital on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the age of 91. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband Allan Doucett, her brother David Blackburn and sisters Eleanor Dowdall and Carrie Miller.

Loved mother of Richard (Laureen), Brian (Diana) and Steven (Julie). Cherished grandmother of Allan, Blake, Brandi, Heather and Michael and proud great-grandmother of Sam and Abby. She will be greatly missed but never forgotten in our hearts.

According to her wishes there will be no visitation or service with a private family interment to be held.

For those desiring, donations to the Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family.

Arrangements entrusted to the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, Carleton Place. www.barkerfh.com

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RABB The family of the late William David Frederick (Ted) Rabb would like to thank everyone who brought food, sent flowers & cards, made donations, the condolence calls, for those who came to see and help take care of him when he was sick including his doctor, Dr. Mooney and nurse Jean Thompson. An extra special thanks to the PSW angels (Pearl, Derek, Sandy, Kelly, Sharon, Jennifer, Nancy, Amanda, Jennie, Tracy & Samantha), the respite staff (Nancy, Ashley, Lorie & Sue), the Bayshore Home Health Team and CCAC staff. Your kindness and help will never be forgotten. We couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you also to Rev. Claude Delorme for the beautiful service, John Joynt for his heartfelt eulogy, the Legion Ladies Auxiliary for a great luncheon and the Lannin Funeral Home staff for your care and compassion and anyone else we may have forgotten to mention.

Tom and Glenna Clark & Families

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On behalf of myself and my family, I would like to thank all who attended Bela’s celebration of life ceremony and shared their memories of this special man. For the cards, delivered food, hugs, offers of sympathy, phone calls and gestures of kindness we thank you. Thank you to all who made donations to The Alzheimer’s Society and The Diabetes Association in memory of Bela.

We wish to thank Father McNeil, Bayshore Nursing, Smiths Falls Civitan, my neighbors on Pearl Street for your acts of kindness and compassion during Bela’s illness.

Thank you to Lannins for their compassion and care during this difficult time.

Bela/dad/grampa will forever remain in our hearts and our memories. Our love for him will live on.

Margaret and family

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BEASLEY, Maureen Passed away peacefully after a courageous battle against Lewy Body Dementia, surrounded by her family at the Almonte General Hospital on March 22, 2017.

Maureen Formerly of Barrhaven, Ontario.

Loving wife of Roy for 50 years. Devoted mother to Mark (Cyrilanne) and Kerry.

Proud “Granny” to Ashlynn. Survived by her siblings Ronald, Shirley and Jean as well as several nieces and nephews.

Family and Friends Visited C. R. GAMBLE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL INC. 127 Church St., Almonte, ON 613-256-3313 on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 from 6-8pm.

Service was held in the Chapel on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 11am.

Interment at a later date in Pinecrest Cemetery. Donations in memory of Maureen may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Lanark County or the Almonte General Hospital Fairview Manor Foundation. A special thank-you to the staff at Almonte General Hospital for their compassionate care and support.

Condolences & Tributes: www.crgamble.com

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Dolliver Beatrice Dawson Dolliver

Beatrice passed away at the hospital, Perth on Monday March 27th, 2017 at the age of 79 years. She was the loved wife for over 60 years of Byron Clifford Dolliver and cherished mother of Judith, Lillian, Johnathan, Jody (Tish), Byron (Lori), Christopher (Ya Huey), Florence (Mike) and Lawrence (Sharon) Dolliver and adored grandmother of many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She will be sadly missed by her sister Lynn Hopkins, brother Billy Jones, sister-in-law Myrna (Joe) Robertson, brother-in-law Rodney Dolliver, nieces, nephews and many friends. Beatrice was predeceased by her parents Victor and Beatrice Peters, brothers Harry Jones and Victor Peters and sisters Florence Peters, Diane Coghill and Annabelle Jones. Special thanks to the staff at the North Lanark Community Health Centre for their compassionate care. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth on Thursday March 30th, 2017 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Funeral service will be held in the Chapel on Friday at 10:30 A.M. followed by a reception in the Blair & Son Family Centre. In remembrance of Beatrice, contributions to the North Lanark Community Health Centre, 207 Robertson Drive, Lanark K0G 1K0 or the Canadian Diabetes Association would be appreciated.

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

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DEATH NOTICE

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Sargeant Miriam Emma (Duncan) Sargeant

Our world has lost a gracious and benevolent soul.

Miriam Emma Sargeant (nee Duncan) was a marvelous friend to all who knew her. She was the only daughter of Lindsay Duncan and Annette (nee Lajeunesse), raised on the farm near McDonald’s Corners, Ontario. As a gifted and hard-working student (one of her hallmark traits), she sought more in life, and followed her mother’s footsteps in becoming a superb teacher, a career that created lifelong friendships with peers and students alike. In 1955, she married Hudson Sargeant from Lanark, and they moved to Ottawa to the home they purchased new and lived in for their entire marriage. Hudson was also an impassioned teacher and community leader and they fit together so very well - all things they did, they did together. They loved to travel, to host dinner parties at their home, collect art from new and aspiring artists from Canada and around the world.

This legacy lives in the 23-piece art exhibit they donated to the Ottawa Art Gallery.

But perhaps the most significant legacy is the influence they left having supported so many students in the Ottawa area.

Miriam retired early to be able to keep Hudson at home as long as possible due to his early-onset Alzheimer’s until he passed away in 1999. After his death, she poured herself into other activities, work in the community, doing lecture/tours at the art galleries, creating an unbelievable garden, and taking French lessons.

She particularly enjoyed travelling with friends and young nieces and nephews, introducing several of the next generation to Paris and London. She would have continued to take more travellers abroad, however it was quite saddening that she herself, so very sharp and continuously learning, fell victim to dementia about the year 2007, and in 2012 had to move away from her home to Lanark Lodge in Perth.

Miriam was predeceased by her husband Hudson, her brothers Jack and wife Julia, Bill, Herel and wife Clarice, George, and leaves to mourn sisters-in-law Rita (Bill) and Ruth (George). She was also predeceased by Hudson’s siblings, Eldon and wife Dorothy, Doris and husband Roy Armstrong, Georgina and husband Charles Dorion. She will be missed by her many nieces and nephews. There will be no funeral at this time, but a quiet “Celebration of a Good Life – Well Lived” will follow at a later date. Donations in memory of Miriam may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada.

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth (613) 267-3765 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

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Kevin John

February 1st 1958 March 23rd 2017 It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Kevin on Thursday March 23, 2017 at the Carleton Place Hospital. Beloved husband of Colleen (Horricks) and proud father of Trevor (Valkyrie) and Melissa (Mark). His grandchildren will always be reminded of the fun loving and caring man he was. He will be sadly missed by his sister Brenda and sister-in-laws as well as his many other family members and friends. A celebration of his life will be held on April 29th at 1pm at the Carleton Place Legion. Online condolences at www.tompkinsfuneralhome.ca DEATH NOTICE

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Penny Lynne (Hall)

1958–2017 Peacefully at home on Sunday March 19, 2017 at the age of 58, following a courageous battle with cancer. Proud and beloved mother of Thomas (Laura) and Fletcher (Dustin).

Best friend and soulmate to Rick (Harry) Hall. Dear sister of Patricia Hall Dawson (Keith). Predeceased by her parents Bev and Frances Hall. Penny touched the lives of many people with her kind and caring ways. Penny operated Stillpond Massage Therapy providing relief to clients from all over Ontario. She held a passion for treating those affected by PTSD. Penny’s tremendous passion her horses, flower gardens and music kept her focused on what matters most in life. Her dedication to family and those considered as her family was her greatest satisfaction. A special thank you to our extended family Pauline, John, Brianna and Brittney McElroy. Their never-ending guidance and devotion made Penny’s last week at home possible.

Words could never express the adoration our family holds for Dr. Manuela Joannou’s dedication, support and gentle kindness.

Thank you to Dr. Brian MacDonald for being such wonderful support to Penny and our family. Thank you to KGH and every one of the talented medical teams without whom Penny would not have been able to spend her last days in the comfort of her own home. Dr. Chris Booth, Dr. Craig Goldie, Dr. Susan Moffatt, Dr. Hao Shi and the staff of Kidd 9 who should be proud of their ability not only to provide outstanding medical care but to make each of their patients feel like they are part of a larger family. Thank you to Sheila Chant and the staff at CCAC for their outstanding home support. Cremation has taken place at Gananoque Cremation Services and a Memorial Gathering to honour Penny’s life will take place at the Elgin Lions Hall, Elgin, Ontario on April 15, 2017 from 2–6 pm. The family asks that expressions of sympathy please be made to support those affected

by PTSD at the TRUE PATRIOT LOVE FOUNDATION (truepatriotlove.com) 130 Bloor St. W., Suite 905, Toronto, ON, M5S 1N5 Web questions: How did you hear about us? (Project Trauma Support) What is your reason for donating today?

(In Memory of Penny Lynne Nelson) (Memorial donations by cheque only).

Funeral Arrangements entrusted to the Scotland Funeral Home- 27 Main Street Elgin - K0G 1E0 - 613-359-5555 or at www.scotlandfuneralhome.com. Burial, Cremation and Pre-Arrangement Services

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D’Aoust Marie Adele D’Aoust

March 13th, 1959 March 22nd, 2017 Loving Wife, Mama and Nana Marie passed away suddenly at home on Wednesday March 22nd, 2017.

She leaves behind her husband Raymond Bonneau, daughter Amanda (Phillip) Braham, step son Glenn (Michelle) Bonneau and step daughter Robyn Bonneau. She was the cherished grandmother of her precious grandbabies Braiden (19), Dominik (6), Layla (4), Audrey (1) and Noah (11 months). They were her greatest pride and joy. Marie was the strongest, most loving woman we ever knew. She had a pure heart of gold, she was ferociously generous, caring, loving and forgiving to every person she met. Marie’s love was a force of nature and we will never be the same without her. We will miss her fondly and hold her in our hearts forever.

Rest in peace Marie, free from pain and sorrow. Until we meet again xxx ooo.

Friends and family are invited to gather at a Prayer Service to honour Marie’s life at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 112 Beckwith St. North, Smiths Falls, on Friday April 7th, 2017 at 4:00 P.M. In remembrance of Marie, contributions to Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) would be appreciated.

Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls (613) 283-2800 to send your condolences or for further information visit www.blairandson.com

FORCIER, Marcel Rolland

Peacefully at the Smiths Falls Hospital on Sunday, March 26, 2017 in his 80th year.

Beloved husband and best friend of Betty Reid-Forcier. Loving father of Martin (Jean) and Sandy. Devoted brother to Rita (Roger), Solange (the late Jacques), Gisele (Benoit) Andre, Roger (Huguette), Denise (the late Andre), Gerard (Pierrette), and Real (Colette). Brother-In-Law of Bob Masters (the late Dorothy). Predeceased by his parents Valmore and Regina Forcier (nee Lamontagne), and by his sister Rejeanne (Andre). Fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, friends and neighbours. Marcel was a proud and dedicated employee and Eastern Ontario district manager at the A&P Food Stores.

Friends are invited to join the family for a Celebration of Marcel’s Life at his home (77 Elmridge Place, Smiths Falls) on Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. A funeral service will be held in Drummondville, Quebec on Thursday, March 30, 2017. As expressions of sympathy donations to L.A.W.S. would be greatly appreciated by the family.

Online condolences available at www.lannin.ca

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Heddleston Lorraine Peacefully at Fairview Manor, Almonte on Friday March 24, 2017 at the age of 85.

Predeceased by her first husband Donald Melvin and her second husband John Heddleston. Loving mother of Lynn (Michael Tremayne), Jim Melvin (Giselle), Trish (Kevin Morrow) and Darlene Melvin. Predeceased by her sister Mary Cordeau. Lorraine will be missed by her many grandchildren.

A graveside service will take place at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Carleton Place in the summer.

The family wish to thank the staff of Fairview Manor for their excellent care.

For those who wish, a donation to the Almonte General Hospital/Fairview Manor Foundation, would be appreciated by the family. www.barkerfh.com

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Henry, John Samuel Peacefully, at the Arnprior Hospital on Friday March 24, 2017 at the age of 63.

Loving husband of Muriel Boal. Dear father of Marie (Kevin Winter), Patricia (Calvin Murphy) and Michael (Jacqueline Armstrong). Proud grandfather of Matthew, Walter and Grace.

Son of Dave Henry. Predeceased by his mother Laurabell. Brother of Bill (Sharon), Bob (Lil), Bev (Bert Thom), Jim (Louise), Ron (Ruth), Shirley (Lorne MacDonald) and Joyce.

Predeceased by his sister Margie. Brotherin-law of Barbara (Ed Rahman). John will be missed by his many nieces and nephews.

Friends visited the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place on Tuesday March 28, 2017 from 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service was Thursday at ZionMemorial United Church, Carleton Place at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be held later in the spring at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Unexpectedly, but peacefully at the Queensway Carleton Hospital, with her family by her side, on Friday March 24, 2017 at the age of 82.

Predeceased by her husband William Smith.

Loving and devoted mother of Ken (Kim) and Janet Melbourne. Quick witted and humorous grandmother of Brad (Leighanne), Cory, Kelsey, Stephanie and Allison. Predeceased by her sister Dorothy Graham.

Friends visited the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Monday March 27, 2017, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service was in the Chapel Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. Interment later in the spring at Christ Church Cemetery, Ashton.

For those who wish, a donation to the Almonte General Hospital/Fairview Manor Foundation or Christ Church Ashton, would be appreciated by the family. www.barkerfh.com

GILMOUR, Tim Died peacefully at C.E.E. Hospital of Bluewater Health, Petrolia on Friday, March 24, 2017. Born in Windsor, he was the son of the late Gerald (2007) and Barbara (2016) Gilmour, TIM GILMOUR, of Petrolia, was in his 57th year. Tim will be missed by his son, Jordan and his wife Lindsay Gilmour of Kanata and their children Jake and Luke Bergeron.

He will be remembered by his former wife Annette Arial.

He was a brother to Cindy and Jake Powell of Petrolia and Larry and Patti Gilmour of Leamington.

He will also be missed by his niece Beth Powell.

Cremation has taken place and burial will occur at Hillsdale Cemetery in Petrolia. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army (www.salvationarmy.ca) or the Canadian Cancer Society (www.cancer.ca) and can be arranged by contacting the Needham-Jay Funeral Home, Petrolia at (519) 882-0100.

Memories and condolences may be shared on-line at www.needhamjay.com.

For those who wish, a donation to the charity of choice would be appreciated by the family. www.barkerfh.com

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

BOLES - In loving memory of a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather John, who passed away March 30, 2009.

Time slips by but the memories stay, Quietly remembered everyday.

Deep in our hearts your memory is kept, To love and cherish and never forget.

DUNLOP, George B. – Always remembered and April 1st, 2013 loved.

Always in my thoughts Norma, Perry, Darlene, Forever in my heart.

Erica, Chris and Jaxson Paul, Lori, Lovingly remembered Heidi and Johnathon

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HANNA, Merrill Gordon – April 2, 1932 - June 3, 2009 Remembering you now and always…

We love you and miss you, and though you’ve passed away you will never be forgotten especially on your birthday.

If this day is celebrated in heaven how special it must be to know you are surrounded by all your friends and family.

How wonderful to spend the day with your own ma and pa your brothers and your sister and all those in our family tree Happy Birthday in Heaven!! with loads of love and cherished memories of birthdays shared and time spent when we were all together…

Your family Jean Bonnie, Dale, Connie, Cory and families

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PAUL, Lorna Grace June 6th 1938 - March 30th 2016 Loving Wife, Mother & Grandma Oh how we miss you so much.

You are & will always be forever in our hearts.

Let me live in a house by the side of the road, And be a friend to man.

All our love Howard Gordon, Nicola, Jamie , Malorie & Hayley Paul

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HYDRAULIC HOSE While you wait 2 & 4 Wire, 1/4” thru1-1/4” NPT, JIC, Flat Face & Metric

FUNERAL SERVICES

To Learn more, call 613-384-3245

Kingston-Cataraqui Cremation Services

by Arbor Memorial

*Includes cremation, the supervision and co-ordination of the services, documentation, local transfer of deceased and shelter, a vehicle used for administration and transferring, and MDF cremation container.

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Buying Comic Books. Old comic books in the house?

Turn them into cash today.

My hobby, your gain. kentscomics@yahoo.ca 613-539-9617.

TOM’S CUSTOM

Almonte, Large 2 bedroom. Free parking, security, 149 Church Street, $950/month plus utilities, available May 1.

613-769-6697.

Wanted - furnace oil, will remove tank if possible.

Call 613-479-2870.

FEENSTRA’S EQUIPMENT

Insured and Bonded Free Estimates

80 Feenstra Rd. RR#4 Athens

LAWN & GARDEN

Wanted for scrap: cars, trucks, vans and appliances. Phone 613-551-6698.

LIVESTOCK

Wanted to Buy Cedar Trees, 3’-6’ high, from landowners, or lease the land for the digging season. 613-799-0958.

Wanted to buy, horses, colts and ponies, all types.

Contact Bob Perkins at 613-342-6030.

VEHICLES

VEHICLES

613-924-2805

Gravely, Ariens and Husqvarna tractors and zero turns.

Indoor showroom full. We pay the tax on all non-currant Gravely zero turns.

Service after sales since 1999. Free local delivery. Pete’s Lawn & Marine 613-267-7053.

(613)283-8475

R. Thomson Auto Sales * New Location 95 Dufferin Hwy 7 *

HUNTING SUPPLIES

Across from Tim Hortons, Perth

FOR SALE HUNTING SUPPLIES

HUNTING SUPPLIES

RICHMOND ROD & GUN SHOW

April 8 & 9

Richmond Arena 6095 Perth St. Sat. 9 am-4 pm Sunday 9 am-3 pm Admission $8

Dealership Name The Furnace Broker City, 8109 Road 38,State Godfrey, ON Phone Number 613-539-9073 All Classic Edge outdoor wood furnaces adapt easily to new or existing heating systems. It’s important that your outdoor furnace and system be properly sized and installed. See your local dealer for more information.

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Specializing in roof barn & aluminum/ vinyl siding painting *30 years experience. *Screw nailing and roof repairs.

4Sale - Dry hardwood, Safety/Canadian stored inside. Delivery & Hunter www.rthomsonauto.com pickup options.

Call Fire-arms Courses and ex613-267-7484, cell 613-349-9418 ams held once a month at 613-257-5095 for details.

Carp. Call Wenda Cochran 613-256-2409.

FARM FINANCIAL / INCOME TAX 5 Generations of firewood sales, all hardwood, cut Perth Gun, Hunting and split. Stored inside. in shed must The Only Way, Personal & Sportsman Show Everything 613-253-8006. go. Newfield tractor, Ford and Small Business Tax April 22 & 23, 2017 half-ton, skill & power Preparation. Certified and saws, battery chargers, Professional, prompt and Sat. 9-4, Sun. 9-2 desk, assorted tools. In- efficient service. Patricia Adding warmth to your life Perth Community cluding 5 truck loads of Hendry 613-200-0559 for over 25 years. Cut, Centre dry firewood. (home). Answering service split or log lengths. Deliv613-359-5275. available. ered or picked up. Phone 2 Beckwith St., East Greg Knops cell: Admission $6 613-340-1045 Jeff 905-623-1778 Round bales of hay for 613-658-3358 after 7pm FOR RENT sale. 613-267-1917

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Wanted: Classic & Vintage cars & trucks. Please call Mark 613-360-2699.

Sales & Service

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Cremations from $1,295*

Arbor Memorial Inc.

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Double garden doors in forest green (ordered wrong size) paid $2800 asking $2300. 613-267-1119

Vintage Campagnolo biCedar pickets, rails, post cycle, 19.5 inches, custom & mill logs for sale,. Call built, v.g. condition, 8 or text 613-913-7958. gears, quick release wheels, riser handlebars, EVOY, Matthew W. – Hospital size, electric extras. $250, Peggy In loving memory of a bed. 613-267-2486 613-278-1655 Seniors Downsizingdear son, father, brothPortable Singer sewing machine, older model with er, uncle and friend who attachments; entertainpassed away on March ment centre; 3 seat sofa, 30th 2007. off white; 4 drawer retro Gibbons Family Farm A ray of sunshine came dresser with new mirror; 2 and went www.gibbonsmaple.com Technics speakers; and A beautiful treasure misc. 613-264-8372.

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***Taxes are Included in Prices***

OTTAWA OUTLET MALL or CARLINGWOOD MALL – April 19......$19.25 PASSPORT SHUTTLE – May 10 – a safe, easy way to apply for a passport ............................................................................................................$19.25 WATERTOWN SHOPPING – May 16 – Salmon Run Mall, Kohls, grocery, Joannes, Target. Afternoon shuttle ....................................................................$55.50 SYRACUSE OUTLET MALL – June 4 – great buys .......................................$55.50 QUILT CANADA – June 14 – Toronto – workshops, demos, marketplace .......$83.00 MYSTERY TOUR – June 28 – includes lunch, coffee break, surprises..............$89.00 SYRACUSE CLASSIC CAR SHOW – July 14 – includes admission ......$86.00 RIDEAU CARLETON CASINO – April 4, May 2 includes $10 slot voucher.......................................................................................$14.50

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ST. JACOBS – June 9-10 – Explore the many shops, galleries and boutiques of St. Jacobs Village. Enjoy discovering all of famous St. Jacob’s Market has to offer. Dinner at one of the local Mennoite restaurants is included.

Visit our website: www.echotoursandtravel.com Applicable taxes not included 284–2003 or 1-800-667-0210 9 Chambers St., Smiths Falls K7A 2Y2 Connected to Your Community A/CP/K/P/SF - 30 - Thursday, March 30, 2017

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1 & 2 bedroom apartment, 41 Sunset Towers, Perth, Available immediately.

Contact Bud 613-267-0567 1 Room for rent, 42 Church St West, Smiths Falls, full-time working quiet person, all inclusive, $120/wk. 613-812-2400.

2 bedroom apartment fridge, stove, heat, hydro, laundry & water included in quiet adult building. $ 9 5 0 / m n t h .

613-284-4191.

2 bedroom apartment on Brockville St., in Smiths Falls. $750 per month plus electricity, upper unit. No pets. 613-283-3313.

2 bedroom large apartment in adult building.

Smiths Falls, centrally located, eat-in kitchen with stove & fridge included.

Laundry room in building, large living room with air conditioning. Rent included garage, heat, hydro & water. $1250/mnth. Call 613-284-4191.

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Offering both 30 and 60 minute walks

Not into Walking?

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A COMPETITIVE PRICE ON STEEL ROOFING IN STOCK - 29ga, Various colours,soffit & fascia Windows: REBAR, skylight sheets, custom trim. barn/door track & trolleys.

Nails & Screws.

Storage Sheds. Come see us for a price. Levi Weber, 2126 Stone Rd., RR#2 Renfrew

FOR SALE

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HILL, Tom T. - April 2nd, 2016 It’s unbelievable that a year has passed already.

I seem to have been frozen in place, waiting…

There are so many broken hearts from your passing, mourning your loss.

We will always have your music to listen to.

I just want to thank you for that, for loving me, and sharing so many good memories with me.

We did make beautiful music together.

I do believe that it was our destiny to meet when we did, even though our paths should have crossed many times before.

We were meant to have each other for the last few years of your life - I was meant to love you and help ease your way at the end. I truly believe that.

Don’t worry about me, T. Our friends and families are helping me through.

You just keep singing to us, and we’ll hear you always.

Forever yours, Jude

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KNOTT - In loving memory of a dear husband and father, Wray who passed away March 31, 2000.

May the winds of love blow softly And whisper for you to hear, We will always love and miss you And wish that you were here.

We hold you close within our hearts And there you will remain, To walk beside us all our lives Until we meet again.

Always remembered and loved Wife Mona and Daughter Donna

IN MEMORIAM

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BOLES - In loving memory of a loving, caring dad and grandpa John, who passed away March 30, 2009.

So many things have happened, Since you were called away, So many things to share with you, Had you been left to stay, Every day in some small way, Memories of you come our way, Though absent, you are ever near, Still missed, loved, and always dear.

Always loved, never forgotten, Gloria, Brian, Trisha and Michelle

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Almonte/Carp area, Room for Rent in large house . Parking, TV, Internet, All inclusive. $700/month.

R e f e r e n c e s .

819-321-9397 Available May 1st, 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Basement Apartment in Carleton Place.

Garage parking, central air, Laundry Facilities. Includes Heat & Water. Hydro is not included. $975/month.

Call 613-257-8541 Available May. 3 bedroom house. Gas hot water heat, large yard, garage. Very convenient location, Perth.

Nonsmokers wanted. $1,139 plus utilities.

613-267-4812.

NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the estate of Colin James Riley, late of Tay Valley Township in the County of Lanark, who died on the 1Oth day of February, 2017, must be filed with the undersigned Estate Trustees on or before the 22nd day of April, 2017; thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets of the said estate having regard only to the claims then filed.

DATED at Perth this 14th day of March, 2017.

George Hodgins, Lisabeth Grace Skentelbery Geroux and Paul Joseph Ernest Lavigne, Estate Trustees, by their Solicitors, BARKER WILLSON PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, 31 Foster Street, Perth ON K7H IR8, . Attn: S. Craig Halpenny.

613-267-2800 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the estate of Pamela Patricia Helen Cordick, late of the Township of Lanark Highlands in the County of Lanark, who died on the 29th day of December, 2016, must be filed with the undersigned Estate Trustee on or before the 22nd day of April, 2017; thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets of the said estate having regard only to the claims then filed.

DATED at Perth this 14th day of March, 2017.

Richard Cordick, Estate Trustee, by his Solicitors, BARKER WILLSON PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, 31 Foster Street, Perth ON K7H IR8 Attn: S. Craig Halpenny 613-267-2800

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FOR RENT

Balderson, 1 bedroom, 2nd floor apartment, furnished or unfurnished, heat & hydro included, non smoking, Available immediately. $900/mnth.

Gerry 613-278-0088.

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Carleton Place. 1-2 bed- Carleton Place, Seniors room apartment available 50’s Plus Building. No April 1, $1,075 includes smoking, no pets. First utilities, fridge and stove, & last months rent washer and dryer hook- $750.00 & up. 1 & 2 ups. 1-1 small bedroom bedroom apartments. $705 plus hydro includes Call 613-863-6487 or fridge & stove, available 613-720-9860 immediately. Call Craig 613-253-7777 or by email at info@countycabs.com In Appleton, inside and Carleton Place- Two Bedoutside storage. room(2) $840 & $860, water included, good parking, Classifieds laundry onsite and resident superintendent. Call Get Results! John 613-229-0737

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Chambers St., Smiths Falls, 2 bedroom, 2nd floor, quiet building. Mature tenant preferred. No pets. $750/month plus hydro. 613-285-7363.

Downtown Smiths Falls, One Bedroom apartment, security building with elevator. Fridge, stove, heat, hydro, water & parking included. Available immediately. 613-284-1736.

Minutes from the town of Sharbot Lake, executive home on beautiful clear O’Reilly Lake.

Three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open concept, large sunroom. Electric forced air heat pump system and air tight wood fireplace insert. $1350 plus utilities.

613-264-0002 for more info.

Newboro, Border wanted, 2nd floor furnished bedroom and living room with keyed lock, also partial kitchenette. Access to full kitchen. $450/month.

613-272-8989.

Smiths Falls. Ground floor, 1 bedroom, quiet bldg. Newly decorated.

Non-smoker preferred. $700/month plus hydro.

613-285-7363 after 5 p.m.

Carleton Place, 1 private & 1 semi private rooms, walk out basement floor, for elderly or mentally challenged person. For more information call Lisa 613-253-0853.

Are you concerned about someone’s drinking?

There is help available for you in AL-ANON/Alateen.

Call 613-284-6100, 257-3138, 272-3105, 203-3713, 826-2566, 283-5038.

Colonel By Luxury adult apartments. Close to County Fair Mall in Smiths Falls. Air conditioning, exercise room, party room, library and elevator. 613-283-9650.

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Large ground floor, 2 bedroom apartment in older home.

Close to downtown. Back yard, deck, parking and storage. Includes fridge, stove, dishwasher, heat, hydro and water. Available April 1st. $1,200/month.

613-283-5946.

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Small 1 bedroom apartment for rent, Perth, ON, close to downtown, hospitals, etc. $700/month.

613-812-0809.

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Overeaters Anonymous 613-264-5158

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DRIVERS WANTED

MORTGAGES

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PERSONALS LOVE IS OUT THERE waiting for you ... MISTY RIVER INTRODUCTIONS can help you find s omeone wonderful to spend your life with. CALL (613)257-3531, www.mistyriverintros.com.

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Join escorted Newfoundland and Labrador tours with the locals. Wildland Tours. www.wildlands.com Toll-Free 1-888-615-8279.

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FOR SALE SAWMILLS from only $4,397 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY wi t h y o u r o w n b a n d mi l l - C u t lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

LOWER YOUR MONTHLY PAYMENTS Professional Truck Drivers – Spring Haul Drive for Excellence - Join Our Team!

Haul Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) or dry bulk products in hoppers throughout Western Canada during the spring season commencing end of April through beginning of June.

Class AZ driver’s license with recent experience required.

Westcan offers: • very competitive km rates with additional earning opportunities • Bonus upon completion of contract and an NH3 specific wage guarantee of $1,400.00 per week (over the duration of the contract) • airfare provided by Westcan Interested applicants apply online at www.westcanbulk.ca under the Join Our Team link.

WANTED REACH MILLIONS OF CUSTOMERS IN ONTARIO WITH ONE EASY CALL! Your Classified Ad or Display Ad would appear in weekly newspapers each week across Ontario in urban, suburban and rural areas.

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FIREARMS WANTED FOR APRIL 22nd, 2017 LIVE & ONLINE AUCTION: Rifles, Shotguns, Handguns, Militaria. Auction or Purchase: Collections, Estates, Individual items. Contact Paul, Switzer’s Auction: Toll-Free 1-800-6942609, info@switzersauction.com or www.switzersauction.com.

WA N T E D : O L D T U B E A U D I O EQUIPMENT. 40 years or older.

Amplifiers, Stereo, Recording and Theatre Sound Equipment. Hammond Organs, any condition. CALL Toll-Free 1-800-947-0393/519-853-2157.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPS. MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! Indemand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

WORK WANTED

Appliance repairs to most makes of major appliances. Fully experienced and all service guaranteed.

A&T Appliance Repairs 613-253-3557.

A Load to the dump Cheap! Clean up renovations, clutter, garage sale junk or dead trees brush.

613-899-7269.

WORK WANTED

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS No job too small!

Free estimates • Home Renovations • Plumbing Repairs • Painting/cleanup • Concrete work Doug Morley 257-7177

PAUL’S MASONRY

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BUILDING AND REPAIRS Heritage Stone, Brick and Block Footings, Foundations, Concrete Finishing, Log Chinking and Chimney Sweeping Will go anywhere!

PAUL WARRINGTON 268-2394

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Certified Mason. 12 years experience. Chimney repair, restoration, parging, repointing. Brick, block and stone. Small/big job specialist. Free estimates.

A Small Job or More. 613-250-0290.

Renovations/Repairs.

Kitchen & Bath, Tub-toshower conversions, grab Grant’s “Best Value” Lawn bars, painting, plumbing, Care. Book now for lawn flooring, tile, countertops, mowing and garden cleanservices.

Call decks.

613-858-1390, up 613-258-5284.

613-257-7082.

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WORK WANTED Seamless Eavestrough, renovations, deck restoration, roadside mowing, grading, painting, roofing, line painting, cottage jacking, fencing, dump runs.

613-257-8143 or 613-264-8143.

Semi-retired, all home renovations, interior & exterior, years of experience.

Call Brent 613-283-6088.

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STONERIDGE MANOR NOW HIRING Casual P.S.W.’s Apply in writing to: Matt Carroll, ED Fax: 613-253-2190 Email: matt.carroll@reveraliving.com

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Full Dental Receptionist Time Dental Receptionist Join the team at a family dental practice in Carleton Place.

With a professional and polite disposition, must have: • efficient multitasking skills • strong communication and computer skills • ability to work well in a team and independently Considered an asset: • knowledge of dental software • experience in a dental setting • dental assistant training

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McDONALD’S

SMITHS FALLS, PERTH, KEMPTVILLE AND CARLETON PLACE is looking for some fresh new faces!

JOB FAIR APRIL 05, 2017 1pm-5pm ON THE SPOT INTERVIEWS All positions

Currently Monday to Thursday, Friday in near future. Wages commensurate with experience and qualifications. Please send resume to csdentalcp@gmail.com.

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Part-time/Full-time Day, evening, overnight, maintenance Flexible hours, so you can still enjoy a balanced life Medical benefits available for Full-time employees

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Work for a year or make it a career

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Valuable first-time employer for youth EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO: hiring@carterfoods.com

THE TOWNSHIP OF DRUMMOND/NORTH ELMSLEY Employment Opportunity - Chief Building Official

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The Township of Drummond/North Elmsley is seeking an individual to fill the position of Chief Building Official. Reporting directly to the Clerk Administrator, the Chief Building Official will carry out the statutory duties of this position and is responsible for the enforcement of the Ontario Building Code Act and all applicable laws and also oversees By-law Enforcement.

Responsibilities of the position include: building plan examinations, issuance of building permits, conducting inspections, interprets legislation, regulations and municipal by-laws, enforce the Property Standards By-law, Zoning By-law and provide input regarding the Building Department’s annual operating and capital budget.

Qualifications: • A two-year college diploma in engineering technology or similar field.

• 2 - 5 years of experience relating to municipal building plan review and building inspection.

• Successfully completed the following MAH Exams: ! Powers & Duties (Legal) CBO ! Small Buildings (House) ! Plumbing all Buildings (House) ! HVAC - House ! Building Services ! Building Structural • Certified Building Code Official or Building Code Qualified in good standing with OBOA. • Thorough knowledge of the Building Code Act, the Ontario Building Code and applicable laws.

• Thorough knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and safety procedures.

This is a full-time, management position with a salary range of $64,385.63 - $75,734.42 for 40 hours per week. The Township offers a competitive group benefit and pension package. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Criminal Records Background Check (CPIC) and maintain a valid and restrictive free Ministry of Transportation Class “G” driver’s license.

Please submit a cover letter and resume by Friday, April 14, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. to:

SENIOR ESTIMATOR/ PROJECT MANAGER Sullivan Restoration Division provides emergency and reconstruction services to homes, businesses, industrial and institutional properties that have been damaged by fire, water, sewage, mould, vehicle impacts, roofing problems, etc.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Estimator/Project Manager to join our team that has previously worked in the insurance industry. Xactimate experience is required.

This position is full time and you will be required to respond to emergencies on a 24-hour on-call basis on a rotational schedule.

Salary based on experience and knowledge.

Cathy Ryder, Deputy Clerk/Human Resources Township of Drummond North/Elmsley, 310 Port Elmsley Road, Perth ON K7H 3C7 (613) 267-6500 | Fax (613) 267-2083 | cryder@dnetownship.ca

No phone calls or personal visits please.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

For a detailed job description please visit our website: www.dnetownship.ca The Township of Drummond/North Elmsley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion within the workplace. We will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please contact Cathy Ryder, Deputy Clerk in advance at cryder@dnetownship.ca or by phone at 613-267-6500.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those to be interviewed will be contacted. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used for employment assessment purposes only.

Please submit your cover letter and Resume to careers@sullivan.ca

by April 7, 2017

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Currently seeking Part time Casuals, Compassionate

PERSONAL CARE WORKERS

The Board of Directors is the governing body of Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (PSFDH) and is responsible for exercising governance authority and setting policy direction.

PSFDH is seeking talented, engaged members of our community to join in the pursuit of its vision by participating as a voluntary member on the Board of Directors.

Applications are to fill vacancies for a two-year renewable term on the PSFDH Board of Directors. PSFDH is a multi-site, fully accredited general public hospital, offering a wide range of primary and secondary care to Beckwith Township, Drummond-North Elmsley Township, Elizabethtown-Kitley Township, Lanark Highlands Township, Merrickville-Wolford Township, Montague Township, Town of Perth, Rideau Lakes Township, Town of Smiths Falls and Tay Valley Township.

To apply, complete and submit an application form indicating your areas of interest, accompanied by a resume and references. Application forms and other supporting documents are available at www.psfdh.on.ca .

IF YOU HAVE THE TIME AND DEDICATION TO SERVE YOUR DISTRICT HOSPITAL, PLEASE SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTEREST AND RESUME IN CONFIDENCE ON OR BEFORE APRIL 10, 2017 TO: Chair, Governance Committee Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital c/o Karen Kelly, Executive Assistant/Board Coordinator 60 Cornelia Street West Smiths Falls, ON K7A 2H9 Fax: (613) 283-8990 E-mail: kkelly@psfdh.on.ca

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Time commitments for this volunteer position are approximately 15-20 hours per month (inclusive of Board and Committee meetings.) To meet the eligibility requirements, you are subject to the qualifications of Directors as identified in the Corporation By-Laws and found on the application form. The selection is based in part on an assessment of needs for a skills-based board and at the current time, there is a need for financial/ accounting expertise.

PSFDH is an equal opportunity employer committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Our recruitment process follows the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in order to provide a fair and equitable process for all candidates. Applicants requiring accommodation through the recruitment/interview process are encouraged to contact the Corporate Office at 613283-2330 ext. 1129 for assistance. We appreciate your interest; however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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As the ideal candidate, you will assume responsibility for the development and implementation of strategies for fund development, communications and public relations, including the upcoming 10 year anniversary celebrations and the annual Hike for Hospice, as well as assisting in developing and maintaining Third Party (Community) Events. Duties will also include the production of communications, media and networking activities with particular focus on new opportunities for sustainability planning and community awareness.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY JUNIOR PLANNER/ PLANNING COORDINATOR $56,120.63 - $68,986.57

Under the direction of the Executive Director, this is an exciting opportunity for a creative professional with a passion for making a difference by building/strengthening community partnerships and engaging with supporters in a sustained and meaningful way.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Resource Development and Communications Coordinator Hospice Renfrew, a residential hospice providing palliative and respite care for clients and families throughout the County of Renfrew, is looking for an enthusiastic and innovative resource/ fund development coordinator to join its dynamic team.

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The Municipality of Mississippi Mills is an urban and rural municipality with a population of 12,385 located in the County of Lanark. The Junior Planner/Planning Coordinator reports to the Municipal Planner and is responsible for the following: DUTIES • Assists in coordinating and processing of development applications under the Planning Act including the preparation of reports and recommendations; • Assists in the preparation of planning information related to land use planning matters and pertinent legislation to Committee, Council, staff and the general public; • Represent the Municipality in the provision of professional planning services to members of the public; • Assists in the preparation of comprehensive studies and research projects to address immediate and long term planning related issues; • Coordinates the input from developers, consultants and other departments, etc. on planning/development proposals and policy amendments; • Assists in the preparation and administering of planning development agreements; • Perform other such duties as directed.

QUALIFICATIONS • University Degree in a planning related field; • Minimum of one (1) year prior planning experience in a position of similar responsibility; • Membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners / Ontario Professional Planners Institute or be willing to obtain; • Must have a sound working knowledge of computers.

Experience with GIS would be an asset; • Excellent verbal and written communications; • Analytical skills, initiative and ability to work under pressure.

For a detailed job description for the position, please check out our website at mississippimills.ca Interested candidates are invited to submit in confidence, a resume outlining their qualifications to the undersigned no later than 12 o’clock noon on Friday, April 7, 2017.

We would like to thank all who apply, but only those applicants selected for an interview will be acknowledged.

Diane Smithson, CAO Municipality of Mississippi Mills Phone: (613) 256-2064 ext. 225 Fax: (613) 256-4887 E-mail: dsmithson@mississippimills.ca If you require this document or any additional documents in an alternative format, please contact our office at 613 2562064. Should you require any special accommodations in order to apply or interview for a position with the Municipality of Mississippi Mills we will endeavour to make such accommodations.

Information collected will be used in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of job selection.

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The successful candidate will have a combination of postsecondary education and experience in fund development, media relations, communications and/or marketing with advanced social media management experience.

A detailed profile is available at www.hospicerenfrew.ca Expressions of interest should be directed to info@hospicerenfrew.ca before April 21, 2017.

Please note only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted

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Township of Montague Employment Opportunity

SUMMER STUDENT ADMINISTRATION Reporting to the Clerk, the administrative summer student will: assist in the maintenance of the Township-wide system of records management; assist with the development and delivery of municipal events, and will perform general office administrative duties; including but not limited to word processing, photocopying, filing and research.

The ideal candidate will have: • A general knowledge of the legislation governing the municipal sector • Strong organizational skills with some knowledge or experience with filing systems • High initiative and the ability to work independently • Highly developed written and verbal communication skills • Strong interpersonal , administrative, analytical, and time management skills • Must be enrolled in a post-secondary education program in the fall.

Salary will be Ontario minimum wage, hours of work will be 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m Monday-Friday, for 35 hours/week.

Interested applicants are invited to apply, no later than 4:30 p.m. on Thursday April 13th, 2017 to: Clerk Jasmin Ralph Township of Montague P.O. Box 755 Smiths Falls, ON K7A 4W6 jralph@township.montague.on.ca

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for an Assisted Living facility. Candidates should have experience with Seniors and be willing to work various hours. For more information, please forward your CV to Amanda Smithson occarleton@ symphonyseniorliving.com

We thank all applicants, but only those considered for an interview will be contacted. All information is collected under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) and will only be used for candidate selection. The Township is an equal opportunity employer and accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) upon request.

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MANDATE: Provide confidential human resources support in a unionized long term care environment, working under the general direction of the Employee Services Specialist, Manager of Corporate Services and Director of Long Term Care.

Experience and knowledge in disability claims management (occupational and non-occupational), relevant employment legislation, health and safety standards, long term care standards, collective agreement provisions, union and non-union labour relations, case law and total compensation. Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite programs, human resources information systems and possess the ability to adapt quickly to applicable software (i.e. scheduling software). The full-time location for this position is at the County’s long term care home Lanark Lodge.

For further details including qualifications and application deadline, visit our website at www.lanarkcounty.ca

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AZ Driver required, Local south Ottawa trucking company in business for 25 yrs is in need of drivers for tractor trailers and triaxle dump trucks. Full time, year round local work, home every evening.

Opportunity to learn machinery operation and float driving if interested.

Competitive hourly wage based on experience and knowledge. Send resume and abstract to termor@hotmail.com or call 613-913-2154

Rabb Construction looking for driver/equipment operator/float/labourer (jack of all trades). DZ-AZ operator for shovel dozer backhoe. Fax resume and driver’s abstract to 613-838-3364 or Call 613-838-7222

Handyman Service looking for full time labourers to do handyman work, landscaping, cutting grass, yard cleanup. 613-267-5460.

First Choice Haircutters requires full-time/part-time stylists. With our busy season quickly approaching, we are looking to hire in Smiths Falls, Carleton Place, Brockville, and Prescott locations. Guaranteed hourly wage plus profit sharing, with no clientele needed. Please call Jess 613-283-9646, Jenn 613-253-8841, Gina 613-342-2500 or Amanda 613-925-0355.

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FULL-TIME & PART-TIME LONG HAUL USA TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies is looking for full-time and part-time drivers (teams welcome).

JED Express is looking for motivated, positive, safe drivers to join our growing family trucking business.

Our full-time drivers are assigned a truck. Part-time drivers (2-3 trips per month) are encouraged to apply (we can work with your schedule).

Benefits • $1000 signing bonus for single drivers with 2+ years A/Z experience, paid after successful 90 days probation (or $2000 for a team) • Rate per mile is HUB miles (odometer in truck in MPH) • 39 cents per HUB mile (including monthly incentive bonus) • Paid hub mile (0.05 cents extra) for Hazmat loads • Paid weekly with one week hold back (direct deposit) • Paid drops ($30), picks ($30) and switches ($20) • Waiting time paid ($15 per hour) • Guaranteed daily pay rate ($150/day, subject to time leaving and returning) • If you want to do your 36 hour reset on the road to keep running, we pay $150 (or 1 night paid hotel) • Doing mostly FTL & some LTL • Satellite dispatching with printer/scanning in truck, and e-log capability (Isaac Technologies) • All border crossing paperwork done by JED Office • 2015 or newer Freightliner Cascadia condo trucks with Park Smart (heating & cooling system), inverters, paid Sirius radio, and auto shift • Trucks set at 65 mph • Operating with 53 ft van trailers • Driver referral bonus program

What Do You Need? • A/Z License (2 years USA experience preferred, but we also accept and train new drivers) • Clean abstract • Fast Card or Passport • Positive attitude and professional appearance Contact Kate Gray at JED Express today at (800) 387-0504 x 223 or kate@jedexpress.com to join our team!

For more information, visit www.jedexpress.com/join-our-team/ Proudly named of one Canada’s Best Managed Companies in 2016

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Immediate openings for two AZ drivers. Steady miles running OntarioFlorida. Top industry pay.

Teams welcome. Call 613-802-2177.

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at 613-283-5555.

Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital

Alex Ferguson Law Office Carleton Place

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Access Taxi requires Full and Part-Time drivers for Perth and Smiths Falls

Should be familiar with streets and surrounding roads. Top of the industry remuneration paid. Excellent supplemental income for semi-retired and retired persons.

Please call Brett

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Maintenance Summer Student—Temporary Full Time Qualified applicants are invited to send a resume and letter of application by April 14, 2017 in confidence to: The Human Resources Department Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital 60 Cornelia Street West Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 2H9 Email – tgray@psfdh.on.ca Fax - (613) 283-0520 Telephone - (613) 283-2330 Ext. 1132 Website - www.psfdh.on.ca Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital is an equal opportunity employer committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Our recruitment process follows the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in order to provide a fair and equitable process for all candidates.

Applicants requiring accommodation through the recruitment/interview process are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department at 613-283-2330 ext. 1132 for assistance.

We thank all interested candidates for their response, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

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Lanark County is seeking a high energy, dynamic, professional to fill the following regular full-time opportunity in our Human Resources Department starting April 2017.

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WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES 1st..........................Paper 2nd........................Cotton 3rd ......................Leather 4th ........................ Books 5th .........................Wood 6th ................Candy, Iron 7th .............Copper, Wool 8th ......... Bronze, Pottery 9th ..........Pottery, Willow 10th .........Tin, Aluminum 11th ........................Steel 12th ............... Linen, Silk 13th ...................... Lace

14th ...................... Ivory 15th ...................Crystal 20th .....................China 25th .....................Silver 30th ......................Pearl 35th ......................Coral 40th ......................Ruby 45th ................Sapphire 50th .......................Gold 55th .................Emerald 60th ................Diamond 70th ................Platinum

Call the classified department 1-800-267-7936 or 283-3182 65 Lorne St., Smiths Falls

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SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER MUNICIPAL TAX SALES ACT THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF SMITHS FALLS

The Township of Beckwith invites qualified experienced Businesses to respond to the following 2017 Request for Tender: 1. Supply & Delivery of a Pumper Fire Apparatus Location: 1654 9th Line Beckwith Closing date: April 21st, 2017 Closing time: 12:00 (noon) Award of the contract is subject to the approval of the Council of the Township of Beckwith.

Complete details and information are included in the Tender which can be obtained by contacting: Cassandra McGregor, Acting Clerk Administrator cmcgregor@twp.beckwith.on.ca • 613-257-1539 Township of Beckwith 1702 9th Line Beckwith Carleton Place, ON K7C 3P2 The Corporation may award this Tender in part, in whole or not at all.

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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BECKWITH REQUEST FOR TENDER

Note: Personal information collected from applications is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and will be used to determine qualifications.

Questions about the collection of Information should be directed to the Acting Clerk Administrator at the address indicated above.

Lanark County Housing Corporation

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52 Abbott Street North, Unit #4, Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 1W3

Bids are invited for the following: PT# 002-17 Window Replacement Locations: 42 Empress Ave, 43-45-47 Sussex Street, Smiths Falls, Ontario

Guide to Area Telephone Exchanges

Bid Documents are available at the address listed below.

Public opening to be held immediately hereafter.

Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted.

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For additional information please call 613-283-2555.

Sealed bids will be received by the Lanark County Housing Corporation, 52 Abbott St. N. Unit #4, Smiths Falls, Ontario, K7A 1W3 until 11:00 A.M., Wednesday April 19, 2017.

Attention: Director

TAKE NOTICE that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on April 28th, 2017, at the law firm of Howard Kelford & Dixon, 2 Main Street East, Smiths Falls, Ontario, K7A 1A2.

The tenders will then be opened in public on the same date at 3:15 p.m.

Description of Lands:1. PT BLK A PL 248 LANARK S SOUTH ELMSLEY; PT LT 43 PL 21126 LANARK S SOUTH ELMSLEY PT 5, 27R3079; TOWN OF SMITHS FALLS (Assessment Roll No. 0904-020-020-14505) Minimum Tender Amount $54,165.44 Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or a bank draft, trust corporation or Province of Ontario Savings Office payable to the Municipality (or Board) and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.

The Municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. The Municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

This sale is governed by the Municipal Sales Tax Act and the Municipal Sales Tax Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax.

For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact: ANDREW HOWARD HOWARD KELFORD & DIXON 2 MAIN STREET EAST SMITHS FALLS, ON K7A 1A2

623 Arnprior 692 Manotick 256 Almonte 257-253 C. Place 258 Kemptville 259 Lanark 267-264-326 Perth 268 Maberly 269 Merrickville 273 Westport 272 Portland 275 Toledo 278 McDonald’s Corners 279 Sharbot Lake 283-284 Smiths Falls 342-345382-498 Brockville 359 Elgin 382 Gananoque 448 Chesterville 479 Ompah 489 N. Gower 624 Pakenham 774 Winchester 838 Richmond, Munster 924 Athens 926 North Augusta 928 Delta 989 South Mountain

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Crawford Cemetery Tender Notice:

Crawford Cemetery Grass Maintenance 2017 Tender No. 2017-01 Interested parties are invited to submit a bid for the 2017 grass maintenance season at the Crawford Cemetery.

The cemetery is located at 75 Lavant Mill Rd., McDonald’s Corners, ON. Completed tenders will be accepted by email or in a sealed envelope at the address provided in the tender document and must be received no later than 3:00pm local time on April 14th, 2017.

To receive a copy of the tender, please contact Elaine DeLisle via email at delisle@storm.ca or by phone at 613-278-2385

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AUCTIONS HORSE,TACK & EQUIP. Consignment Auction sale, SATURDAY, April 15th. Galetta Livestock 3340 Galetta Road. 1/2 hr.West of Kanata, 10 mins. E. Arnprior. Tack 10 a.m, Equip.noon Horses sell 2 p.m. CALL ERNIE TO C O N S I G N 613 622-1295.

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TENDER FOR 2017 PAVEMENT MARKING PROGRAM

CONTRACT # 17- PW - 005 Heart of the Rideau Canal

Sealed Tenders will be received in envelopes clearly marked as to contents by the Town Clerk at her office in the Town Hall, 77 Beckwith Street North, Smiths Falls, Ontario, until 11:00 am local time on 13th day of April 2017 for the “2017 Pavement Marking Program – Contract # 17-PW-005”.

Specifications and Form of Tender may be obtained from the Clerk’s office.

Tenders will be opened in Public at 11:05 am local time on April 13th, 2017, in the Council Chambers at the Town Hall, 77 Beckwith Street North, Smiths Falls, Ontario.

Questions regarding specifications may be directed to Vanessa Bernicky at vbernicky@smithsfalls.ca (tel: 613-283-4124 ext. 1147) or W. Troy Dunlop, Director of Public Works and Utilities at trdunlop@smithsfalls.ca (tel. 613-283-4124 ext. 3305).

If you wish to obtain tender documents, please contact Nadine Bennett (nbennett@smithsfalls.ca) or Kerry Costello (kcostello@smithsfalls.ca).

The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted.

AMENDMENTS TO BIDS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED OR ACCEPTED

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At the former farm of Andre Bisson – 1225 Bisson Rd, Marionville, ON – travel west of Marionville 1 mile, turn left on Bisson Rd and travel ¾ miles or from Hwy 31 (Bank St) take Ormond Rd east , travel thru Ormond and continue to Bisson Rd and turn left. Just northeast of Andre Menard and Sons grain elevators. Watch for Auction Signs.

Heart of the Rideau Canal

The Town of Smiths Falls is currently seeking proposals to provide professional services for the completion of the “Beckwith Street Redevelopment Plan”.

Electronic copies of the Request for Proposal may be obtained from the Clerk’s office by contacting Nadine Bennett (nbennett@smithsfalls.ca) or Kerry Costello (kcostello@smithsfalls.ca).

Sealed proposals will be received in envelopes clearly marked as to contents by the Town Clerk at her office in the Town Hall, 77 Beckwith Street North, Smiths Falls, Ontario, until 1:00 pm local time on 20th day of April 2017, for the “Beckwith Street Redevelopment Plan – RFP # 17-PW-07”.

For further information regarding the Request for Proposal, please contact: W. Troy Dunlop, Director of Public Works and Utilities at trdunlop@smithsfalls.ca or 613-283-4124 ext. 3305.

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Liquidation & Auction - March 31 - April 3 **2 Day Liquidation Tag Sale** - Friday, March 31 - 12pm to 5pm & Saturday, April 1 - 9am to 5pm. Auction Date: Sunday, April 2 @ 10 am (Public Preview from 9am) @ 182 Glenview Road, Smiths Falls. PUBLIC SALE - WHOLESALERS WELCOME - Approx. $100,000 in new old stock RV trailer parts & accessories UP TO 90% off!

Including: awnings, new wheels & tires, brake drums, axles, trailer light assemblies wiring & harness, interior/exterior mouldings, trim, cupboards, sinks, furniture & more. Expect surprises!

--------------------------------------------Open House for Real Estate Auction 383 Anglican Church Road, Tay Valley *Friday, April 7 - 4 pm to 7 pm **Saturday, April 8 - 1 to 4 pm ***Sunday, April 9 - 1 to 4 pm --------------------------------------------Saturday, May 6, 2017 - Real Estate Auction @ 383 Anglican Church Road, Tay Valley, Ontario @ 1 PM - NO BUYERS PREMIUM 6 year old 3 Bedroom home with walk in closets all rooms.

Spacious Kitchen & Living room. 1 Acre Lot. Propane Fireplace in living room. Home heated by high efficient FA propane furnace.

8 ft basement height with walk out. Main level laundry. Drilled well.

Full septic. Final 2017 taxes $2224.9.

DAN PETERS AUCTION Home Office (613) 284-8281 Dan Peters Cell: (613) 285-4224 email: info@danpetersauction.com Website: www.danpetersauyction.com

Massey Ferguson 5455, 2WD tractor, 1049 hrs, shuttle shift, canopy, Quickie Q40 loader, 18.4 x 38 rears, pallet fork, material bucket- top condition; 18.4 x 38 duals; Massey Ferguson 3070 2WD tractor, 4215 hrs, cab, air and heat, 18.4 x 34 rears; 18.4 x 34 duals; John Deere 1630 tractor, 2128 hrs; farm machinery and farm antiques. See www.jamesauction.com for more detailed listing.

Terms – Cash or Cheque with Proper ID Prop: Andre Menard and Sons James Auction Service Ltd. Stewart James Stewart James Jr. Erin James-Merkley 613-445-3269 613-222-2815 613-277-7128 Refreshments available.

Owners and Auctioneers not responsible for accidents.

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MPP urges local Auction Sale nominations Lanark Civitan Hall Lanark, ON for agri-food Saturday, April 8, 2017 excellence AUCTIONS

Saturday, April 8 at 10:00 am

CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF SMITHS FALLS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE BECKWITH STREET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN RFP# 17-PW-007

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AUCTION SALE OF 3 TRACTORS, FARM MACHINERY, FARM ANTIQUES AND MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES

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FARM AUCTION Saturday, April 8 at 10:30 a.m.

To be held on site at Civic #11631 Rowena Rd., Iroquois, ON From Morrisburg travel North on Hwy 31 approx. 3 km to Glen Becker turn West on Strader Rd. travel approx. 6 km (Strader Rd. becomes Rowena Rd.) or from Morrisburg travel West on County Rd. 2 approx. 6 km to Flagg Rd. turn North on Flagg Rd. travel approx 3 km, farm located on corner of Flagg & Rowena Rd. Watch for Signs!

Gehl 125 Mix-all grinder mixer (like new extremely sharp), J.D. 7000 4 row corn planter with dry fert., all new fert plates & seed discs (30” rows, planter in ex cond.), M.F. 224 sq. baler with M.F. 212 thrower (like new), NH 354 tedder rake (very nice), 40 ft. hay elevator with undercarriage, 3 9ftx18ft. Meyer steel bale thrower racks with fluted tops on Martin St. running gears (good cond), NH 790 harvester (like new), NH 824 row corn head, NH 770 with hay head, 2-LH unload Dion forage wagons; 1 model 1016, 1 with triple beaters both on 12t. Dion running gears (excel cond.), NH27 forage blower, Nuhn 2600 tandem liq. manure vacuum (ex cond.), Gehl 1315 Scavenger side discharge manure spreader (very nice), NH 791 tandem manure spreader with hyd. end gate (very nice), 7”x51ft Westfield grain auger (nice), 6ft Bush Hog rotary cutter, 200 gal. trailer style crop sprayer, trailer style fert spreader, Triple OK 4 row vibra-shank corn cultivator, homemade cattle trailer, 15ft set of buster bars, Wic 52 left/right hand unload feed cart (refurbished like new), 2 Patz 18ft ring drive silo unloaders (both in unbelievable cond.) 12ft Val Metal belt conveyor, farm gates, 6” valve & flex hose for liq. Manure tank, calf box for half ton, expect 1 wagon load of small farm related items.

NOTE: This is an excellent opportunity to purchase top quality used machinery that has all been bought new on farm, been stored inside, and maintained to the highest degree with each piece being put away field ready. The pride of ownership is extremely evident in every piece.

Selling on behalf of the neighbour: Case 5100 18 run soybean special grain drill with dd, press wheels & grass seed, Farm King 1010 grain auger on wheels with 5hp elec. Motor, Fishers qa rnd, bale clam, MF52 11ft hyd. disc, IH 45 12.5ft cultivator with levelling harrows, MF 468 4row corn planter (nice), MF82 3pth 4fur. 14” plow, Allied 35ft X 6” grain auger, MF 34 self propelled 10ft swather (gas), NH 707 3pth corn harvester, NH 400-bushel manure spreader with end gate.

Owner and auctioneer not responsible for loss or accident Terms: Cash or Cheque with proper I.D.

Props: Dave & Diane Casselman of Casselman Farms (613) 652-4060 Reason for Auction: After a lifetime in the dairy business Mr. & Mrs. Casselman have exited the industry to focus on their cash crop business.

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Auction 10 a.m. – Viewing 9 a.m.

ESTATE OF CLASSIC ANTIQUES WITH SPECIALTY CONSIGNMENTS Good antique furniture, diecast collection, large selection of Primatives & Collectibles For listing & pictures see @JimBeereAuctioneer Terms: Cash or Good Cheque 10% Buyers Premium

Auctioneer: Jim Beere

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new size 2x41 AUCTION SALE SUN., APRIL 2, 2017 @ 10 AM SHARP! PREVIEW @ 9 AM FOR THE ESTATE OF MR. JOHN CONNELL OF CARDINAL TO BE HELD @ MARSHALL’S AUCTION HOUSE 2913 CTY RD 21 SPENCERVILLE This sale features a 2013 Ford Escape always dealer maintained, 1.6 litre Eco Boost engine, 6-speed select shift automatic, Ruby red in colour, fog lamps, power mirrors, privacy glass, spoiler, am/ fm cd, outside temperature & compass displays, sync voice activated system, power tilt & telescoping steering with audio/ speed control, air, keyless entry, advance trac w/roll stability control, approx.. 69,000 km’s, under warranty up to 100,000 km, sells certified, e-tested w/reasonable reserve. Also purchased new 1999 18.5’ Sea Swirl salmon boat, with 115 hp evinrude, 15 hp Honda outboard, downriggers, Princecraft trailer, purchased as package unit, dealer maintained in exc. condition, sells w/ reasonable reserve. One owner 1989 van, well maintained, w/ approximately 194,000 km’s sells as is. Car shelter, John Deere 170 lawn tractor, wide variety of tools, tackle, modern & antique furnishings, collectibles etc. Auctioneer’s Note: Well cared for merchandise throughout showing pride of ownership. For a more detailed list w/ photos go to www.lmauctions.ca Auctioneer or Owner not responsible for lost, stolen, Damaged articles, accidents day of sale.

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Terms: Cash, Debit, Visa, MasterCard.

Photo I.D. As Is. All announcements day of sale takes precedence over all printed matter To Book Your Sale Call

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Nominations for the 2017 Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence are being accepted and Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark is encouraging the local farm community to take advantage of the awards program.

“The agri-food sector in LeedsGrenville takes a back seat to no area of Ontario when it comes to innovation and adaptation through new production methods and products,” said Clark. “This awards program is a great opportunity to showcase the outstanding things happening on our farms and processing facilities to create jobs and bring investment to eastern Ontario.”

Clark noted the program has recognized a number of local operations in the past.

The awards program recognizes up to 50 innovations across the province annually, including the Premier’s Award, valued at $75,000, and the Minister’s Award, worth $50,000.

Primary producers, processors and agri-food organizations are invited to submit applications until 11:59 p.m. on April 28.

The application form and more information about eligibility and innovation categories can be found online at ontario.ca/agrifoodinnovation. Additional information is also available through the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca.

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Empty Bowls kicks off this week to help feed the hungry Spring is here and so is Empty Bowls Perth.

Thanks to our wonderful community we have raised over $200,000 since 2002 for local food security programs.

Empty Bowls Perth is part of an international grassroots effort to fight hunger in our communities. For those new to Empty 106 Wilson St. W.. Perth Bowls, the basic premise is simple: potters foodsmiths.com 613•267•5409 create handcrafted bowls. The community is invited to enjoy a meal of soup and bread, foodsmiths.com donated by local restaurants and businesses, in exchange for a cash donation. Donors keep their bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world, and that food is not just a commodity, but a basic right.

Some of the beautiful handmade bowls created by local potters are available now at Foodsmiths in Perth. On Thursday, March 30, Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April Open 7 days a week 9am to 3pm 1, you can purchase and fill your Empty Bowls with freshly made Foodsmiths’ bale PRIME RIB DINNER FRIDAY, APRIL 7 bean soup. If you buy your bowl before the EASTER HIGH TEA soup days at Foodsmiths, keep the receipt SATURDAY, APRIL 15 and drop by on the Thursday, Friday or 40 Gore Street, Perth Saturday to have your bowl filled with soup.

Don’t forget that Empty Bowls Perth will 613-267-2152 Like Us On also be at the Festival of the Maples Saturday, April 29. More information will come later in April.

Bowls are available for a $25 donation, Sam which supports The Table Community Lima Food Centre, YAK Youth Services, Food for Thought — Lanark County school nuDenture trition program and the Lanark Highlands Clinic Food Pantry, as well as Frontier College's Summer Aboriginal Literacy Program and WALK INS the Guatemala Stove Project.

WELCOME! Empty Bowls Perth thanks Perth TD Canada Trust for their third year of spon3 Beckwith St East sorship and Foodsmiths for their ongoing Submitted photo Perth, Ontario support. For more information about Emp- The annual Empty Bowls throwing session at Anne Chambers studio with 700 bowls created in two ty Bowls Perth — www.emptybowls.ca or days! From left, standing: Susie Osler, Molly Forsythe, Rosie Kotze, Jan Griffiths; (front kneeling): Anne facebook.com/emptybowls.ca.

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Children encouraged to search for Easter eggs in Stewart Park On Saturday, April 15 at 11 a.m., Perth Tourism is hosting the seventh annual Easter Egg Hunt in Stewart Park.

Children ages eight years old and under, accompanied by an adult, are invited to bring their Easter basket

and join in the fun.

Over 2,000 coloured eggs will be hidden in special areas of Stewart Park.

At 11 a.m. sharp the horn will sound and the hunt will begin! Once eggs are collected, children will visit the Easter Bunny (and its help-

ers) near the Band Shell to exchange their eggs for a special Easter treat, sponsored by Perth Tourism.

Other activities during the event include children’s music, Easter balloon creations

by Korny Klowns, and an opportunity to see local

Perth Fire Fighters and their fire trucks!

This event is being sponsored by Perth Tourism and the Perth Fire Fighters Association. Call Karen Rennie at 613-267-1947 to volunteer or for more information.

Municipal Connection BUILDING PERMITS:

Building permits are typically required for: New Buildings; Additions; Renovations or Change of use; Demolitions; Prefabricated structures and temporary buildings; Plumbing systems (new, alterations and additions); HVAC systems (Heating, ventilating and air conditioning); Pools (above and in-ground); Removing and replacing roof covering systems; Miscellaneous – residential fireplaces, wood stove installation, pool enclosures, balconies, fences, decks etc.

Building permits are not required for: Replacing windows if rough frame opening size does not change; Replacing kitchen cabinets or bathroom fixtures when locations are not changed; Landscaping if not affecting entrance or height of adjacent decks and stairs; Pools that are less than 30” in depth; Detached storage sheds less than 108 ft.2 (10 m2) e.g. 10’x10’.

Building permit application forms are available by visiting our website at www.perth.ca or in person at the Town Hall. Please contact Julia Conklin for additional information or to schedule a required inspection at 613-267-3311 Ext 2232.

SANDWICH BOARD SIGN & MERCHANDISE DISPLAY: APPLICATIONS AND RENEWALS

This is a reminder to business owners that an annual permit is required to place a sandwich board sign or merchandise display on Town of Perth property. If you wish to place a sandwich board sign or merchandise display on property owned by the Town, application for such approval should be made not later than April 30th to take advantage of the reduced fee ($30.70) for renewal. After April 30th the fee for this application is $61.30.

An application for permit may be found on the Town of Perth website – www.perth.ca. Click the Sign and Merchandise Display tab under Business.

For additional information please call or enquire at the Town Hall, 80 Gore Street East, Perth, ON, K7H 1H9. Telephone 613-267-3311 Ext 2232.

Any sign or merchandise display placed wholly or partially on or over Town of Perth property without approval is subject to removal without further notice. Where this action is taken the sign or merchandise display will be held for thirty days during which time the material may be redeemed by paying the cost of removal and storage cost for the period.

OVERNIGHT WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS END:

The overnight winter parking restriction ends on March 31st, 2017, pursuant to Town of Perth Traffic and Parking By-law # 3961.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: LAST DUEL PARK MANAGER 2017

The Town of Perth is seeking a motivated, business-minded individual to take on a pilot project for 6 months from May to October to manage the Last Duel Park Campground for the 2017 camping season. The successful candidate must have a strong work ethic and the ability to manage a wide variety of tasks effectively with the goal of creating a positive experience for all campers. They will be responsible for executing a set of regular operational and maintenance duties in addition to some specific campground enhancement projects. The successful applicant will be provided with a seasonal campsite, if desired, to assist in the management of the park.

Experience, Qualifications and Responsibilities: • have supervisory experience • previous experience working in a service-based industry • have the ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks effectively • comfortable doing minor repair work • have the ability to operate light equipment (e.g. trimmer) • have the ability to administer online Bookking system (training provided) • ability to perform daily financial reconciliation • have customer service experience • be comfortable enforcing regulations • WHMIS, First Aid and Health & Safety qualifications Hours and Salary: • This is a 40-hour per week non-union position. The wage rate is $22.31 per hour.

For additional information, please see this listing on the Town’s website at www.perth.ca under >Town Hall >Employment Opportunities.

Interested applicants must submit a confidential resume outlining their qualifications to the undersigned no later than Tuesday, April 11th, 2017, by 12:00 Noon, to the undersigned.

Pierce Olynyk, Payroll Administrator The Corporation of the Town of Perth 80 Gore St. East, Perth, ON K7H 1H9 Email: payroll@perth.ca • Phone: 613-267-3311 Ext. 2242 • www.perth.ca The Corporation of the Town of Perth is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act 2001, and will be used only for the purpose of candidate selection. The Town of Perth will provide accommodation for individuals with accessibility needs.

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Lanark County OPP investigate 314 calls for service last week of February Between Monday, Feb. 27 and Monday, March 6, officers from the Lanark Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 314 calls for service.

The calls included 15 motor vehicle collisions — five involving deer.

Impaired drivers On March 1, around 7 p.m. OPP received reports that a Jeep Liberty had struck a telephone pole and continued

south on Moore Street in the Town of Carleton Place. Officers located the vehicle.

Leslie Ann Hurdis, 44, of Beckwith Township is charged with driving a vehicle while ability impaired by alcohol; driving with more than 80 mg of alcohol/mL of blood and dangerous driving. All offences contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.

She is also charged with one count

of possession of cannabis marijuana, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Hurdis was released to appear at the Provincial Court in Perth. Charges have not been proven in court.

Impaired driving A Lanark Highlands man was charged with impaired driving on Saturday, March 4, at about 2:38 a.m. after a pickup truck was driven about 25

metres into a bush on his lot, striking trees and coming to a halt.

Ian MacDonald, 63, is charged with driving a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol; driving with more than 80 mg of alcohol/100 mL of blood.

Both offences are contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. He was released to appear at the Provincial Court in Perth. Charges have not been

proven in court.

Domestic incidents On March 27, officers involved in a separate investigation received an allegation of domestic assault. A 30-yearold Drummond North Elmsley man was charged with one count of assault contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. He was released to attend the Provincial Court in Perth.Charges have not been proven in court.

Municipal Connection TOWN OF PERTH COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION NUMBER D13-AC- 03/17

DOG TAGS AND CAT LICENCES: Dog tags are required annually for all dogs residing in Perth and may be purchased for a cost of $15.40 prior to April 1st. If purchased after April 1st the fee is $30.00. All cat owners must purchase a one-time licence for a fee of $15.00. Dog tags and cat licences are available at the Town Hall, for more information call 613-267-3311 ext 2278. If you require animal care and control services, please contact our Animal Control/ By-Law Enforcement Officer, Anita Stuart at 613-259-9998 or Pager 613-267-9337.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Perth Committee of Adjustment will hold a public hearing in accordance with Section 45 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, (as amended), on Thursday, the 13th day of April, 2017, at 10: a.m., in the Town Hall, 80 Gore Street East, Perth, Ontario.

THE PURPOSE of the application is to consider an expansion of a legal non-complying structure in a General Commercial (C1) Zone and Environmental Protection (EP) Zone with flood constraints through a minor variance in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended.

THE EFFECT of the application would be to permit construction of a roof over the existing open deck to the rear of the Coutts Coffee building adjacent to the Little Tay River. The proposed pitched roof would project 18 inch into the sidewalk.

THE SUBJECT LAND is legally described as Pt Lots 8 and 9 Plan 8828; being Parts 1 and 2 on RP 27R2825, and is municipally known as 57-61 Gore Street East in Town of Perth.

THE KEY MAP below indicates the location of the lands subject to the variance application.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the application is available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., weekdays in the Planning Department at the Town Hall. Please call in advance to ensure that staff will be available to assist you.

ALSO TAKE NOTICE that signed, written submissions shall be accepted by the Secretary-Treasurer prior to, or during the hearing and such submissions shall be available for inspection by any interested party. In addition, if a party, who is notified, does not attend the hearing, the Committee can proceed and the party is not entitled to any further notice of hearings.

A COPY OF THE DECISION will be mailed to those persons who attend or are represented at the hearing and those who file a written request with the Secretary for Notice of the Committee’s Decision.

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Dated at the Town of Perth This 23rd day of March, 2017.

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Not only kilts, but spirits will be a flyin’ at Perth Kilt Run June 24

There are going to be approximately 2,000 kilted runners in Perth needing some finish-line cheering and water on June 24, during the annual Kilt Run. The Dominion of Canada 5 Miler is back in full swing with a Lanark County flair of "All things Maple".

Eight cheering teams are once again needed to don their wares in support of their own special charity as a $1,000 prize awaits the first place team, $500 for the second place team and $250 for the third place. This is on top of the $100 given to all entered teams and on top of the $100 bonus for teams entered before May 1. See perthkiltrun.ca under "Forms" Your charity does not need to be a registered charity. Any local organization/business is more than welcome to get your team together with proceeds being donated to the charity of your choice.

Judging is based on the most Scottish,(with a maple twist of course), most enthusiastic, the loudest and the ability to hand out water to the runners most efficiently. Teams are encouraged to bring instruments, wear costumes and their energetic voices.

Water, jugs and recyclable cups are provided and your locations will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. See perthkiltrun.ca under "Forms" The kilometer pipers will be ahead and behind.

It is not uncommon for the streets of Beckwith, Sherbrooke and Drummond be filled with the local population. They move out of their houses and listen to the sound as well. Such is the effect of the sound of bagpipes.

And such is the effect of thousands of Submitted photo kilted runners.

For information, call 613-326-0443. Perth Kilt Runners will be hitting the streets of Perth on June 24 this year in celebration of “All Things Maple” Submitted by Mary Stewart and Canada’s 150th birthday.

SAFETY TIPS

Carbon Monoxide Alarms: Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless and tasteless gas that can be deadly. This toxic gas is a by-product of the incomplete combustion of fuels such as natural gas, oil, gasoline or wood.

www.twp.beckwith.on.ca The meeting dates are as follows:

Tuesday, April 4th, 2017 7:00 PM Council Monday, April 10th, 2017 7:00 PM Planning Councillor Large Item Pick-up Dates for 2017

RCHS IS SEEKING BOARD VOLUNTEERS Providing health care is a dynamic and challenging environment. Rideau Community Health Services (RCHS) is a fully accredited, non-profit, community-governed organization representing Smiths Falls Community Health Centre, Rideau Valley Diabetes Services and Merrickville District Community Health Centre. RCHS is a vibrant organization which oversees the provision of a broad range of services (including primary health care, health promotion, diabetes education, telemedicine etc.) in support of the health and well-being of members of our communities.

We require Board Members with: knowledge of the community; a wish to learn more about health and social support services; and a desire to improve the health and well-being of all members of our communities. Experience with one or more of the following: a non-profit board, financial oversight, strategic planning, change management and community engagement would be helpful. The Board meets monthly in either Merrickville or Smiths Falls; members also participate in committee work. Potential board members need to live, work or volunteer in Lanark or Leeds and Grenville, and be over 18 years of age.

If you are interested in contributing to our communities in a meaningful manner, then we invite you to submit a brief résumé, by April 14th, 2017 to the Nominating Committee, RCHS, PO Box 550, Merrickville, ON, K0G 1N0 or by email to pmckenna@RideauCHS.ca.

For more information please visit our website at www.RideauCHS.ca or contact Peter McKenna, Executive Director, at 613-269-4743.

Funding for Rideau Community Health Services (RCHS) has been provided by the South East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). RCHS is also supported by the Ministry of Community and Social Services and by the communities and people we serve.

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THANK YOU ~ 2017 MARCH MELT DOWN Special thanks to all the volunteers that worked so hard to make the 2017 MARCH MELT DOWN such a success!

We couldn’t have done it without you!

Beckwith Township would like to thank the follow groups and businesses for their hard work and donations: - Beckwith Youth Committee - Beckwith and Carleton Place Scouts - Leather Works Catering - Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited This year we have a two way tie!

Congratulations to the following Chili Cook-Off Winners: 1st Place ~ Faye Campbell and James Drapeau Thank you to all who came out to the event despite the chilly temperatures!

MONDAY August 14th September 11th October 2nd

Reeve Richard Kidd Faye Campbell TUESDAY August 15th September 12th October 3rd

BECKWITH PUBLIC SKATING WITH SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES FROM …..

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Beckwith Recreation Complex ~ 1319 9th Line Beckwith $2.00 per person Skating Passes Purchase 10 skating passes for only$15.00 ~ Savings of $5.00 Public Skating ends Sunday, April 30th, 2017 and Resumes again Sunday, August 13th, 2017 For more information contact the Township of Beckwith Recreation Department at 613-257-1530 or cmcgregor@twp.beckwith.on.ca

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Snow Road Snowmobile Club revs up charity breakfasts for April

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BY DESMOND DEVOY

desmond.devoy@metroland.com

A series of charity breakfasts in Snow Road is seeking to help the local snowmobile club give back, and look after those of its members touched by cancer.

On Saturday, April 1, from 8 to 11 a.m., the club will be hosting a charity breakfast to raise funds for Alzheimers research. On Saturday, April 15, from 8 to 11 a.m., the club, located at 1106 Gemmills Rd., will host a cancer fundraiser for the Wheels of Hope program.

And then, on Saturday, April 29, again from 8 to 11 a.m., the club will host a melanoma fundraiser breakfast.

The 2016 series of charity breakfasts raised $1,639.50 for Alzheimers, $1,317.50 for cancer, and $1,466 for melanoma.

“My sister-in-law died of malignant melanoma,” said Ruth Wark, during a telephone interview on Wednesday, March 22. “Before she died, she wanted to let people know how

dangerous sun bathing could be … That’s why we (as a club) lean so much towards cancer (fundraising).”

Her sister-in-law event helped out at the club’s very first melanoma breakfast.

The club holds 14 breakfasts per year, and three dinners, to raise funds. The club has been battling other forms of cancer, raising more than $9,469 during their Ride for Dad on Saturday, Feb. 25, even though there was insufficient snow to ride.

As for Alzheimers, it is “a concern that it is something that is really creeping through our people (in Snow Road),” said club secretary Lyle Conroy. “Snow Road is a very tightly-knit group.”

The money raised is split between Lanark County and Kingston, where nearby Frontenac County residents go to for major treatment. This is partly because of the club’s geography.

“The fence (separating Lanark and Frontenac counties)

runs right behind our club house,” said Conroy.

The breakfasts, which cost $8.50, are popular — so popular, in fact, that while the breakfast service starts at 8 a.m., “there will be people there at 7:30 a.m. looking for breakfast,” said Conroy with a laugh.

Wark explained that the money raised comes not only from the breakfasts, but also on-site donations as well, so, if you wish to add more to the cause, there are ways to do it there at the club. Wark added that while the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life has always been important to her and the club, this is the first year they are helping Wheels of Hope, which helps get cancer patients to their treatments, because “it is needed as well.”

The breakfasts feature orange juice, a fresh fruit cup, two eggs (served however you like them), potatoes, baked beans, sausages and bacon, and, just for the April breakfasts, pancakes and syrup, followed by coffee or tea.

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Have you ever used the local mental health services?

Whether your experience was good, bad or downright terrible, the South East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) wants to hear from you.

The redesign of addictions and mental health (AMH) services have been changing over the last four years, and the LHIN wants to hear feedback from clients.

The South East LHIN, which serves about 500,000 people, is inviting clients and caregivers to a focus group session to evaluate the current system.

The meeting will take place Monday, April 10, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 88 Cornelia St. W. with an external consultant and a member of the South East LHIN fielding questions.

Amanda Pieris (the external consultant) and Jennifer Payton (from South East LHIN) will be facilitating the talk via teleconference.

According to a press release, the session will tackle what has worked well as clients go through the AMH system, plus what continues to be a challenge in the community and hospitals. They also hope to learn about access to service, wait times, and the patient support.

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Students encouraged to apply now for Tay Valley History Scholarship the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Perth Military Settlement. As last year’s celebrations demonstrated, history is inescapable — our communities are living histories. The scholarship is a concrete way to underscore to our young people that history is important.” The first scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded in June of this year.

“We are pleased to partner with the Perth and District Community Foundation, which is managing the scholarship funds on our behalf. As of today, we have raised $18,000,

well over half of our goal of $30,000, which will enable the scholarship to continue indefinitely,” said Kerr. Monies continue to be raised through the sale of At Home in Tay Valley, a book that celebrates the people, places and events in the history of Tay Valley Township and Lanark County more generally, and donations by individuals and businesses — all donations of $20 or more are eligible for a charitable tax receipt. A third source of funds was the proceeds from the sale of last year’s 200th anniversary calendar

Deborah Duffy, president of the Perth and District Community Foundation, received a cheque in the amount of $18,000 for the Tay Valley History Scholarship from Keith Kerr, the Reeve of Tay Valley Township. The first history scholarship will be awarded in June of this year to a student from St. John Catholic High School or Perth and District Collegiate Institute. This donation will help fund the $1,000 scholarships for years to come.

of the Perth Military Settlement.

Deborah Duffy, president of the Perth and District Community Foundation, commented, “The Tay Valley History Scholarship is one of the many ways the foundation supports community needs and enriches the quality of life of our community.” By pooling and investing the scholarship funds with other charitable donations and gifts, the foundation is well placed to earn interest income to distribute annually as scholarships and as well as grants to charities that provide services in western Lanark County. The foundation’s investments have grown from $100,000 when it was established in 2002 to over $2.5 million today.

For more information on the history scholarship, phone Noelle Reeve at Tay Valley Township at 613-267-5353. If you wish to make a donation, simply mail a cheque to Tay Valley Township, 217 Harper Rd., Perth, Ont., K7H 3C6.

For more information on the Perth and District Community Foundation, phone Lynn McIntyre at 613-326-0295 or visit www.pdcf.ca.

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“I am delighted to announce the Tay Valley History Scholarship. This scholarship will be awarded every year to a student graduating from either the Perth and District Collegiate Institute or St. John Catholic High School who has been accepted into an apprenticeship, college or university program and who has demonstrated a keen interest in history,” said Keith Kerr, the reeve of Tay Valley Township.

Kerr added, “The scholarship is one of Tay Valley Township’s legacy projects from

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o you remember, maybe as a kid, contemplating which of the five senses you would least like to lose?

Of course it would be no fun to lose any of them. What a choice to have to make! I remember a bunch of us kids talking about it, and the consensus always seemed to be it would be hardest to lose sight.

I was torn. Sight would be a terrible loss … I was (am) a reader and a writer and an observer of all things beautiful and terrible. Imagine a dimming world or a blurry one or constant darkness?

But what about sound? So much of what inspires me comes from music and sound … my kids’ voices and laughter and crickets and frogs and waves and wind in the trees … I can’t imagine not hearing the world’s music. Suddenly it seems a little more possible. If you’ve been following along (and hopefully it wasn’t too painful), you may recall I’ve been having some ear trouble.

It started almost a year-and-a-half ago with some weird tinnitus — rushing sounds, waterfalls, whistling.

Sometimes deep, male voices sounded like they were coming through a Darth Vader filter. It was all very fascinating in an “omigod, what the heck is happening” kind of way.

Long story short, since then I have experienced periodic tinnitus, ear fullness on the left side and occasional episodes of vertigo. (Kids, if you can avoid vertigo, I highly recommend it.

As much fun as lying on the bathroom floor can be ... OK, it’s actually not fun at all. Plus you see all the places you missed cleaning. No fun.)

The working theory was that I had Meniere’s disease — an annoyingly ambiguous condition that can be loosely described as follows: We’re not really sure what causes it and there is no cure. It may get a lot worse, but you might get better. You might go deaf, but maybe not. Here are some pills that might work, but meh. Sigh.

Then, in September, things changed a little. The tinnitus that had been coming and going switched to being omnipresent. It also varied from its interesting array of noises in my head to a constant ringing — the stereotypical “YOU’VE BEEN TO A ROCK CONCERT” type of ringing.

(It makes me a bit mental.)

Then my hearing started to decline in one ear. Sometimes during the pre-

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vious episodes my hearing would be affected, but it would always come back. Now it seemed to be going away and staying away.

This prompted further investigation, and I was quite convinced something very unpleasant would be found. I tried telling myself there was just a little space alien trapped in my skull who was simply trying to call home — like E.T. Somehow that seemed less ominous.

The good news is the tests showed nothing in my head, including space aliens. (Go ahead. Make your jokes now.) The bad news is we’re still not sure what’s going on. We’re working on it. Maybe it’ll just turn out I’m getting older and I need to learn to deal with stuff like this. In the meantime, I feel I need to explain a few things so you don’t think I am rude and obtuse.

You probably won’t see me singing loudly as I drive around town anymore because the music sounds distorted sometimes and my voice sounds weird(er than usual). (Possibly this is good news for townsfolk.)

If you are standing to my left and you speak to me, there is a good chance I won’t hear you. Same if we are in a crowd or a noisy room — I can’t filter out the important stuff. I’m still learning. Sometimes when I hear someone talking I look the wrong way. I’m not being rude … it’s just a little trick my ears now play.

I can’t lip read. Never could. You’d be farther ahead to hold up a sign than to try to mouth the words to me.

It’s hopeless.

I’ve always struggled, especially when teaching, to remember names.

I’m convinced I can’t do it, so it has become a reality. Now I’ll add the anxiety of having to ask people to repeat their names and it’ll be even awesomer. (Not.) I miss a lot of great punch lines when I’m in a crowd. I’ll laugh, but I probably didn’t really hear it. I hate asking people to repeat things.

So there you have it. I’ll carry a white board and markers in my purse so we can chat.

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Emily’s Fund tops $11,000 The McNamee family, including Dave, Lyndsay, Shane, Debbie and Cory, present a cheque for $11,400 to Emily’s Fund of Epileptic South Eastern Ontario (Kingston branch) to help others with extra costs associated with transportation. The donation was part of a fundraising event in Perth on March 25 on behalf of their daughter and sister, Emily, who died in December, 2015 from an epileptic seizure. The evening featured a silent auction and live music with more than 400 people filling Farrell Hall. Story elsewhere inside this week.

I

Hitting the ground running

didn’t expect to be meeting the lieutenant governor of Ontario on my first day or the attorney general the day after that.

It’s exciting.

My name is Harrison Field and I will be joining The Perth Courier and Smiths Falls Record News on an educational work placement.

I’m a journalism student who is nearly finished at Algonquin College in Ottawa, hoping to be working in the field after my time here.

I became interested in journalism through my enjoyment of writing, but really considered it an option after taking creative writing at my high school in Grade 12. As my insatiable curiosity grew, so did my enjoyment of writing. Mixing the two together led me to journalism.

I was drawn to Perth and Smiths Falls because I wanted to speak with people on the community level.

I am hoping to write articles that get people’s stories out. Interesting

HARRISON FIELD In the Field stories that are going on around the town, or stories that have always been going on that aren’t well known are the type of stories that I want to shed light on.

As a musician myself, I am drawn towards entertainment reporting and am looking forward to previewing some of the shows in Perth and Smiths Falls.

While working at the Algonquin Times, I had the chance to speak with Séan McCann, a former member of Great Big Sea who has since gone solo. I was able to connect with him on a more personal level, even though it was one of the most terrifying interviews I’ve ever had the

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opportunity of doing.

I didn’t know if I would actually get the chance to speak to him the day that he was performing until I was already being ushered into the green room to speak with him. I was told I only had five minutes to speak with him, leading to the most stressful five minutes of my journalism career so far.

Oh, and I wasn’t just talking to him about his music, though that was intimidating enough. I was going to ask him about his public struggle with past child abuse he suffered.

Heavy.

McCann isn’t the only musician that I’ve interviewed in my time. I’ve had the chance to speak with Lost at Sea, Featurette and July Talk. Each band and musician has a unique sound and characteristic. I hope to uncover what makes each band and musician different when I talk to them and let

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To submit a letter to the editor, please email ljweir@metroland.com or fax to 613-267-3986 or mail to: 39 Gore Street East, Perth, ON, K7H 1H4.

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ATTORNEY From front page

cess in a 150-year-old (plus) building,” he said.

“Not only can it be done, it has to be done,” he said, pointing to similar courthouses in Pembroke and Brockville.

“I love the heritage aspect of this court,” MacDonald said.

While acknowledging that the county’s population in Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills is growing, in terms of the number of criminal cases, “the numbers are fairly steady with regards to criminal matters.” With the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which became the law of the land in 1982, “matters are more complex than they were,” he said. A murder case, for example, may have taken two weeks to get through a few decades ago, but can now take up to three months.

“Disclosure is a lot more voluminous,” he said.

to “maintain that heritage with the needs we have today.” Having been upstairs in the historic courtroom one, he said that “courtrooms like these are a gem (from a) heritage perspective.”

Naqvi saw firsthand that there was only one elevator that leads to the second floor and, in order for someone in a wheelchair, for example, to access some parts of the second floor, some benches would need to be moved around — something that could cause disruption in the court. In some cases — during, say, family court — those courts may be barred, too.

Before his visit, the likes of Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington MPP Randy Hillier “have raised concerns in the past about age, not so much age as much as (about the) facilities … We need to look at solutions.”

However, Naqvi was coy about whether requested renovations would be included in the ‘Critical’ ally upcoming Ontario budget.

Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington MPP Randy Hillier is no stranger to NaqCourt concerns vi. While they work at the same workplace, “Security is a concern,” said Smiths Falls Queen’s Park, they sit on opposite sides of the lawyer Mark MacDonald, before Naqvi ar- legislature. In fact, Hillier is the official opposirived. MacDonald is the co-chair of the court’s tion critic for the attorney general’s office. restoration committee. “This courthouse was But Hillier, standing in the court’s entrancebuilt long before security was a concern in way, stressed that “justice should not be seen in court houses.” a partisan light. I’ve had a lot of good converThe courts' cramped layout was, in itself, an sations with him. I try to encourage him to do environmental security concern for MacDon- the right thing.” ald and his committee. For example, he pointed Back in January 2016, Naqvi’s predecessor to CAS (Children’s Aid Society) cases, in which as attorney general, fellow Ottawa-area Liberal there can be up to three adversarial sides — the MPP Madeleine Meilleur, toured the courttwo parents and the CAS. house. However, by last June, Meilleur had re“All three will be at odds with each oth- signed her Ottawa-Vanier seat in the legislature. er,” he said. As they wait for their case to be Hillier shrugged and said that while this may called, “there is only really one space for them have caused a delay, there was little that could to wait.” They may have to spend five hours have been done. “waiting with someone you may dislike.”

“There is going to be a lag, before they (a Also, there is only one major passageway in new minister) get up to speed,” he said. He said the courthouse — when there could be need for he was “hoping” that there would be good news as many as three, one each for the public, the for the courthouse in this coming spring’s Onjudiciary, and prisoners. tario budget. “I’m going to do my darnedest to “We have one common passage,” MacDon- make sure it does.” ald said. “That’s just unacceptable in 2017.”

He added that any court renovation would There are currently three courtrooms in use “not (be) just important to bricks and mortar,” at the facility — the historic courtroom one, but also as a way to look at a “unified family the more modern, though smaller, courtroom court,” and possibly a mental health court, “to two, and a third, small courtroom. improve the administration of justice.”

“We would certainly need at least five courtWhen asked about the Smiths Falls court, a rooms,” said MacDonald. satellite of the Perth court, Hillier sighed and There are “no proper facilities” for closed- paused before saying that the “Smiths Falls circuit television services (CCTV), meaning courtrooms were less than stellar,” and also that there is “no video remand for bails,” so, at needed some consideration. great cost and time, an accused often has to be Hillier met Naqvi at the door and the two brought to court, sometimes from as far away men agreed to, in Hillier’s words, “make a good as Ottawa, for “mundane” matters that could courthouse better.” be done over a video link.

Picking up on the accessibility issues, MacPerth Mayor John Fenik was also on hand Donald noted that “there’s one elevator that to welcome Naqvi to the courthouse. Fenik leads to the second floor,” which causes prob- hugged Naqvi and said that the town council is lems. Renovations in 1998 addressed some fully behind any renovations to the courthouse, accessibility issues, when the elevator was in- and that the mayor’s office continued to have stalled, which showed that “you can have ac- good relations with Naqvi’s office.

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people see who they really are.

I’ve been playing music for most of my life.

I started with piano, but made the switch to friendlier and more portable guitar not long after.

I have a wide range of influence, from The Beatles and Milky Chance to Grateful Dead

and Johnny Cash, I can listen and play a wide variety of music.

I think that this gives me the opportunity to understand musicians on a more personal level since I am able to understand some of the more technical aspects of their music.

Overall I am excited to meet everyone in the community and hear what everyone has to share with me.

LE T TERS TO THE EDITOR

Choir leader starts workshops in April DEAR EDITOR,

I have been trying to establish my community choir, Rhythm & Song, for the last two years. I have two groups in Almonte and one in Macdonald’s Corners. It is a new business for me, and takes a lot of work. I am slowly getting a reputation for giving singers of all abilities a safe and fun place to explore and develop their voices. People have made new friendships, developed a greater sense of community, and have increased their sense of wellbeing by coming to these weekly sessions.

I am hoping to possibly start a group up in Perth next fall (thus the workshops in April).

Sing Your Heart Out! A series of four workshops for teens and adults with a focus on singing for fun and a sense of wellbeing - both in

unison and in harmony – will be offered in Perth in April. Singers of all abilities welcome.

Ability to read music not required. The workshops will be held Thursday April 6, 13, 20, 27 from 7:30 to 9 p.m., at The Yoga Connection, 39D Gore St. E. Perth. Visit www.jennifernoxon.com/choir.

Jennifer Noxon Mississippi Mills Editor’s Note: This letter was written in response to a front page photo that appeared of Ms. Noxon a couple weeks ago when she appeared at the International Women’s Day event in Lanark.

The information in the paper stated that she was conducting four concerts in April, when in fact, it’s a series of workshops. The newspaper apologizes for the error.

Thanks for act of kindness DEAR EDITOR,

Friday afternoon, (March 24), about 3 p.m., I was in my car, about to leave Brownlee’s parking lot in Perth, when I had a rap on my car’s window. There was pleasant-looking young lad smiling at me, and holding in his hand the winter glove I had just dropped somewhere close by.

I only had time to open the window, accept the

glove and thank him. It was an act that helped an old man maintain his faith in the human condition.

I didn’t manage to get his name, so I’d much appreciate it if you’d publish this little letter.

That young man deserves recognition as well as my thanks.

Clayton Young Perth

TOWN OF SMITHS FALLS

SEEKING NOMINATIONS VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION CHARLES GILHULY AWARD Volunteer recognition for a behind the scenes group or individual who donates untold number of hours to community causes to help make Smiths Falls a better place to be.

BROOKE & BRITTANY HENDERSON AWARD FOR YOUTH Recognition for a community youth volunteer who exemplifies Brooke and Brittany’s tremendous commitment, dedication and work ethic to enrich our community and make Smiths Falls a better place to be.

These awards will be presented at the Annual Town of Smiths Falls Volunteer Appreciation event held in May! SMITHS FALLS RECREATION HALL OF FAME Nominations are being accepted for the Smiths Falls Recreation Hall of Fame for the annual Induction Ceremony to be held Sunday June 26th at 1:30pm at the Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre Hall.

To nominate anyone for any of the above awards, please provide a written detailed submission outlining the persons background and specific experience for that particular award. Deadline for submission is Friday April 21, 2017 either by mail, e-mail, or fax to Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre Office, 71 Cornelia Street West, Smiths Falls,Ontario K7A 0A5 mloughren@smithsfalls.ca 613-283-4124 x 6103 (phone) 613-284-8052 (fax)

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Lieutenant Governor visits Almonte, holds talks with community leaders

BY DESMOND DEVOY

desmond.devoy@metroland.com

said Dowdeswell, during a brief speech in the Old Town Hall’s auditorium during the meetand-greet. She said she had been asked what she would “take away” from her talks that morning, but there was not just one story, but “a lot of stories to take away.”

As the Queen’s representative to Ontario, Dowdeswell, who herself was born in Northern Ireland, said that her role is often “misunderstood.” Indeed, she does have a constitutional role, signing cabinet documents and bills, but, she also has “the privilege of travelling this province … to celebrate what is important to Ontarians,” and to “celebrate milestones,” throughout the province.

But, one of the lesser-known aspects of her job is that she “gets to shine a light on important issues.” Whereas former holders of her office, like former Perth resident James K. Bartleman, chose to highlight literacy, especially in First Nations communities, she is not choosing Desmond Devoy/Metroland her themes right away. Rather, “I would listen to Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor, Elizabeth Ontarians.” This is why she is travelling about Dowdeswell, listens intently while meeting citizens the province, “to see the range of conditions un-

Queen Elizabeth II’s representative in Ontario, the Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, was in Almonte on the morning of Thursday, March 23.

During her time in Mississippi Mills, she had a private meeting with Mayor Shaun McLaughlin, as well as a round-table discussion with 15 community members and local leaders, followed up by a noon-hour meetand-greet reception, all of which took place at the Almonte Old Town Hall.

Among the attendees invited by McLaughlin to attend was Mary Wilson-Trider, CEO of the Almonte General Hospital, singer and song instructor Jennifer Noxon, Lanark County Warden Bill Dobson, and local naturalist and educator Cliff Bennett from the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists.

“You left me with no doubt about of Mississippi Mills at a reception at the Almonte Old the quality of life in this community,” Town Hall on Thursday, March 23.

der which people live and thrive.”

During her travels, she has picked up on certain recurring themes, such as “sustainability,” and “inclusive economic prosperity,” and “social cohesion.” Picking up the economic thread, she said there was a need for “jobs that have some dignity to it.”

Having worked abroad in places like Kenya, she said that there was “no better perspective or lens to see a community than from outside … We are just so very fortunate in this province and this country.” She added that we, as Canadians, are “blessed … just so fortunate,” to live here.

The world is becoming a smaller place, and “we’re living in such an interconnected, interdependent, fast-paced world,” and she cautioned that “we run the risk of being left behind.”

Her role at Queen’s Park is “apolitical,” which, she admitted, is “difficult for me,” after years working in public policy. As an informed citizen, she does “have views on many things,” See LG VISIT page P12

FORM 6

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SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PERTH Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land described below and will be received until 4:00 p.m. local time on May 4th, 2017 at the Municipal Offices of The Corporation of the Town of Perth situated at 80 Gore Street East, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1H9.

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The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day at 4:15 p.m. at the Municipal Offices of The Corporation of the Town of Perth situated at 80 Gore Street East, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1H9.

Description of Lands: 1.

2.

PT LT 11 VILLAGE OF CAROLINA PL 8828 LANARK S DRUMMOND AS IN RS47459; PERTH PIN 05177-0002 (LT) Roll Number: 0921 020 050 01600 0000 Last Transfer: LC67247 Minimum Tender Amount: $17,921.02 PT SE ½ LT 5 S/S ROBINSON ST PL 8828 LANARK S DRUMMON AS IN RS30647; PERTH PIN 05181-0109 (LT) Roll Number: 0921 010 015 00300 0000 Last Transfer: LC126331 Minimum Tender Amount: $13,207.36

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Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to “Barker Willson, in Trust” and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.

Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers.

The lands do not include the mobile homes situate on the lands, if any.

This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax.

The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

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FORM 6 Municipal Act, 2001

SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF RIDEAU LAKES Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the lands described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on April 6, 2017, at the Rideau Lakes Municipal Office, 1439 County Road 8, Delta Ontario.

The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Rideau Lakes Municipal Office, 1439 County Road 8, Delta.

Description of Lands: Roll No. 08 31 828 033 15800 0000; 850 Highway 15, Lombardy; PIN 44127-0244(LT); Part Road Allowance between Concessions 1 and 2 South Elmsley closed by LR39466; Part Lot 22 Concessions 1 and 2 South Elmsley, designated Parts 1, 2 & 3 Plan 28R1942; Rideau Lakes; File No. 15-01 Minimum Tender Amount: $91,147.36 Roll No. 08 31 828 033 28561 0000; 25 Sunset Dr., Smiths Falls; PIN 44274-0196(LT); Part Lot 10 Concession 3 South Elmsley designated Part 61 Plan R142; T/W LR127888; Rideau Lakes; File No. 15-02 Minimum Tender Amount: $6,477.37 Roll No. 08 31 828 038 17400 0000; PIN 44274-0235(LT); Part Lot 7 Concession 3 South Elmsley as in LR369466; Rideau Lakes; File No. 15-03 Minimum Tender Amount: $6,029.83 Roll No. 08 31 831 036 00600 0000; 4775 Briton Houghton, Portland; PIN 44267-0098(LT); Part Lot 4 Concession 1 South Burgess as in SB2226 except SB2291; Rideau Lakes; File No. 15-05 Minimum Tender Amount: $7,939.04

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Hundreds of people attended a fundraiser in support of Emily’s Transportation Fund. On Dec. 17, 2016, at the age of 25, Emily McNamee died having an epileptic seizure. The fund, created with the Epilepsy Society of Kingston, assists people who have had their driver’s license revoked due to their health, providing free transportation to and from appointments with doctors, medical tests, support meetings, etc. Above, Emily’s mother Debbie McNamee, left, with her sister Lori Boles. To the right (submitted photo) is Emily.

Emily’s Fund benefit concert at Farrell Hall raises $10,000 for epilepsy society

LAURIE WEIR

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Debbie, Dave, Shane and Lindsay, and Cory McNamee celebrated the life of Emily, their daughter and sister, on Saturday, March 25 at Farrell Hall in Perth.

Emily died Dec. 17, 2015 from an epileptic seizure. She was just 25.

Saturday, the hall was filled with community supporters as they raised more than $11,000 for Emily’s Fund, which assists people with transportation to and from doctors’ appointments, support meetings, and other services.

Emily had meningitis at four months of age and at nine years, developed epilepsy, her mother, Debbie said.

To help their daughter, the McNamees found support with Epilepsy South Eastern Ontario (ESEO) in Kingston. Debbie was a frequent visitor to the group, but Emily only attended one meeting before her death.

“She didn’t want to go, but I bribed her with Red Lobster,” Debbie recalled with a chuckle. “She loved the Red Lobster.”

While Debbie and Emily were at that November meeting in 2015, they met people who struggled with transportation issues. Since most epileptics cannot drive, they are faced with having to fund bus or taxi fares — no small feat on a limited budget.

“Emily really wanted to support one particular woman she met,” Debbie said. “She wanted to help in some way.”

Debbie said that it upset her daughter that many people living with epilepsy have limited options for transportation so she wanted to do something about it. Unfortunately, she passed away before she could fully advocate for change.

To honour her legacy, in partnership with her family, ESEO created Emily’s Fund.

According to Tom Coke, executive director at ESEO, the event was an overwhelming success.

“The staff and board of directors are tremendously thankful to the McNamee family for their continued support of Epilepsy South Eastern Ontario,” he wrote in an email exchange with this newspaper on Monday, March 27. “We are absolutely delighted to work with them to

continue to honour the legacy that Emily left us. Emily’s Fund helps ease the burden of transportation for hundreds of our clients at Epilepsy South Eastern Ontario.

Emily left us way too soon, but her desire to improve the transportation options for people who live with epilepsy will continue through wonderful community orientated events like this.”

Debbie noted that the community was so generous with silent auction items, hall rental (Terry Lee donated it), and the four bands who all donated their time for the cause.”

And everyone wore purple in honour of epilepsy awareness.

“It was really something to see,” she said. “The place was packed. We were so thankful for the support.”

Emily grew up in the Perth area and attended St. John Catholic High School. She worked at Donaldson’s Shell in Perth, where she and her cousin Johnny Boles, enjoyed great camaraderie and working with the public.

“She had so many friends,” Debbie said. “And she and her cousin really enjoyed working at Shell.”

Debbie recalls her daughter’s love of the Mighty Ducks hockey team – something different than her brothers who favoured the Detroit Red Wings (Shane) and the Toronto Maple Leafs (Cory).

“It was fun because they all loved hockey and they all cheered for a different team,” Debbie said.

Emily also loved playing and was a member of the Perth minor hockey association.

“She was very creative, and she loved crafts,” her mom said. "Emily was very kind and often thinking of others.

Her friend Emily had cancer a couple of years ago, so she along with friend Tia Laidlaw designed and made bracelets out of hockey laces and sold them to raise funds for her friend. They raised a couple thousand dollars. Our organizing group changed the logo to Emily's Fund and we made hundreds of these bracelets and sold them and the money went towards the fundraiser."

The McNamees are floating the idea of this being an annual event around March 26, which is known as Purple Day, as it supports epilepsy around the world.

“We’re still thinking about that,” said Debbie. “But it’s a possibility."

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but “I have to keep them to myself,” she said with a smile.

However, that does not mean that she does not have some leeway in her official duties — so “I appointed myself,” as Ontario’s “storyteller-in-chief.”

“We don’t tell our stories very well,” she said. “We don’t tell them to ourselves, or to our neighbours.”

She set the task for 150 Ontarians, everyone from former premiers to, literally, a man she met on the street, the task of writing 150-word essays on “What it means to be an Ontarian in Canada.”

She said that they are “wonderful to read,” and some “are sure poetry.” They have been

compiled into a book entitled 150 Stories. In fact, her office is tweeting out one of the 150 stories each day this year. She said she was pleasantly surprised by some of the entries, and that some participants wrote outside of what the reading public would assume would be their main field of expertise. Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first woman in space, is from Sault Ste. Marie, and she wrote about Lake Superior.

Reading through the stories, and talking to Ontarians, she said that “a sense of place matters. For a lot of Ontarians, it’s about place matters.”

Other threads she has picked in the book’s stories were less surprising. Immigrant stories

were important, and “that shouldn’t surprise us,” she said, with many Ontarians — like herself — being born outside of Canada. There was also a great love of the outdoors, as evidenced by Bondar’s essay.

And the stories travel.

Dowdeswell said that she “will be telling people there (in Ottawa) what I learned here today,” she said.

As she ended her comments, she told the crowd that she had been asked: “What would it take for me to come back on a Saturday morning,” she said.

Her answer? A good coffee shop, a bakery, a book store, and an art gallery.

“If you have these four things, I’ll be back,” she said

with a laugh. “I may be able to sneak back incognito.”

Walkabout After her appointments at the Old Town Hall, she walked down Little Bridge Street for a brief visit to Baker Bob’s, where she met owner Bob Graff and his Puppets Up! Look-a-like puppet, designed by local puppet-maker Noreen Young.

Then, she posed with McLaughlin beside the statue of one of Almonte’s most famous sons, Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, at Centennial Square, before her black SUV, waving her office’s royal flag from the antenna, whisked her away down Mill Street toward a tour of Hummingbird Chocolate Maker, on her way back to engagements in Ottawa.

Mayor’s welcome McLaughlin said he was very happy with Dowdeswell’s visit.

“We got to brag about the town, and it’s a great town to brag about,” said McLaughlin during the reception. “If there is one thing that she takes away from visiting the community, (it is that) we are welcoming and we are friendly.”

McLaughlin said he wanted to invite “the full diversity and spectrum of Mississippi Mills,” inviting everyone from artists to farmers, politicians to naturalists, to sit down with Dowdeswell, so she could see diverse “segments of the community … I got

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Double feature at the RTA Central Club's annual general meeting Many of us have heard about hiking on the Camino de Santiago, but what about the pilgrim routes in Europe that led to the Spanish Camino?

Guest speakers Marianne Lods and Robert Groves will take us on a pictorial tour of a lesser-known pilgrim route on the French side of the Pyrenees.

If that’s not enough to whet your appetite, we will also hear about the rapidly-growing sport of orienteering from Anne and Jeff Teutsch of Orienteering Ottawa. These presentations, arranged by the Central Club — Ride-

au Trail Association (RTA), will take place on Saturday, April 8 starting at 11 a.m. (following the annual general meeting component) at the Perth Legion, 26 Beckwith St. E. Marianne and Robert, longtime residents of Lanark Village, have been very active in the RTA for the past 30 years. They have hiked and photographed many countries, including the United States, England, Scotland, France, Italy, Dominican Republic and Canada. In recent years, health challenges have curtailed some of their activities, but Marianne contin-

ues to cycle and Robert hikes at his own pace.

Marianne and Robert have long had an interest in the Camino de Santiago and the pilgrim routes leading to the Spanish Camino. Since they have family in France, they chose to follow the 733 kilometre route from Le Puyen-Velay to Saint Jean Pied de Port on the French side of the Pyrenees.

They began their expedition in October 2015, with Marianne cycling and Robert hiking, and completed about 100 kilometres before returning home.

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Robert is planning to return to France this September to finish hiking to the Pyrenees. Come out on April 8 — their pictorial tour will excite the interest of pilgrims, wanderers and photographers alike.

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To recap, the events will take place as follows (times are approximate): * Central Club annual general meeting at 10 a.m. * Presentation by Marianne Lods and Robert Groves at 11 a.m. * Presentation by Anne and Jeff Teutsch at noon * Brown bag lunch at 12:30 p.m. * Accessible walk (leaving from the legion) at 1:30 p.m. * Orienteering clinic (at Conlon Farm) from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

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Defending, remembering small, rural schools of today, yesteryear

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When it comes to rural schools, Marilyn Snedden believes that history is repeating itself.

As the Upper Canada District School Board’s (UCDSB) trustees makes a final decision this week on closing some rural schools, Snedden, during a talk on Memories of Rural Schools, said that “now we see history repeat itself as we see local schools struggle for survival.”

With many of the one-room schoolhouses Snedden was discussing being closed in the mid-1960s (usually 1966), Beckwith Township Reeve Richard Kidd echoed Snedden’s comments by saying that “it is interesting that we have come full circle trying to protect our rural schools.”

Snedden presented a lecture entitled Memories of Rural Schools on Sunday, March 19 at the Brunton Community Hall in Blacks Corners, at the Beckwith Township municipal offices.

Back in 1871, the Liberal government of John Sandfield Macdonald, passed legislation making education free and compulsory for children between the ages of seven and 12.

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Keeping It Old School: Marilyn Snedden lays down the law, slamming down a “strap” that was used to discipline students in the old oneroom school houses during a speech in the Brunton Community Hall in Blacks Corners at the Beckwith Township municipal building on Sunday, March 19.

school house was a very popular concept across the country, and many assembled at the Brunton hall remembered those days – with some prompting from Snedden.

“Most of us remember the day the (school) inspector arrived,” said Snedden. “We thought they (the inspectors) were coming to see us. They were coming to see the teacher.”

Beckwith Township Coun. Faye Campbell said she remembers singing a risqué song for the inspector, right in front of the teacher, a ditty that included the word “a**.”

“I had to sweep the school for a month,” as punishment, said Campbell.

In the very early days of the oneroom school house, men were paid more than women, and, often, teachers were not necessarily trained – it was more a matter of who was available, and who'd had the most schooling.

From 1875 to 1978, the Ottawa Normal School graduated teachers – some of whom were quite young.

It was not unusual for a young high school graduate, often a young lady, to attend this school for the summer after her graduation, and then be teaching a Grade 8 class that September in a country school. It was expected that the teacher would then return to her teaching studies over upcoming summers.

Back in the old days, “women were forced to quit teaching when they got married,” said Snedden, and, often, teachers boarded with student’s families, sometimes circulating among several families.

One of Snedden’s visual aids was the famous 1885 Robert Harris painting A Meeting of the School Trustees, set in a one-room school house in Long Creek, Prince Edward Island, about 20 kilometres southwest of Charlottetown. The 102.2 x 126.5 cm oil on canvas now hangs in the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.

Like the young teacher in the painting, made famous among the younger generation by one of the Heritage Moments, TV ads, the young teachers were often “at the mercy of the school trustees,” who, in the painting, do not appear ready to acquiesce to her suggestions for reform. “They were not ready to help her,” said Snedden, looking at the classic Canadian painting.

Snedden said she was delighted the Archives Lanark were able to get their hands on the school inspectors reports for 1911 to 1966, which included lists of teachers, their salaries, certification, and number of pupils in each school.

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because, if a school closed, with no busing options at the time, the trustees then had to decide how the students would be transported to their new school.

The teachers were not without their power either, in that the students “feared” the strap, though they were “usually used on older boys.”

“Now, the pendulum has swung so far the other way that teachers cannot even touch the students to comfort them,” said Snedden, who wondered if a middle ground could not be found.

The old report cards were a lot more thorough too, and teachers were far less concerned with student’s feelings: “It also graded you on your health habits too,” said Snedden.

Another practice that has changed is the Christmas concert at public schools. A festive concert may still be held

at your local public school, though the Christmas angle is far more subdued than it was in the past.

Other old practices have since been relegated to antiquity – from the ringing of the school bell at the start of the day, to the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer, to the singing of God Save the King, or Queen, depending on who was on the throne. While most singings of God Save … stuck to the first verses, some included the second verse, or longer versions.

Snedden said she was struck by the second verse, which urged God to “Scatter her enemies/ And make them fall/Confound their politics/Frustrate their knavish tricks.”

“I thought that would apply to Donald Trump!” she said with a laugh.

In fairness, in a later verse, the author urges the Lord to “make the nations see/That men should brothers be/And form one family/The wide world over.”

There were more idyllic glimpses as rural schools from the past, from a time when “hikes in the bush were a reward,” said Snedden. “We have a photo of kids with arms full of trilliums. You wouldn’t want to see that today,” she said, since, as Ontario’s provincial flower, it is illegal to pick them.

Some schools, like the one in Ashton, had hot school lunches, warmed up on a hot plate.

The delicacies included canned spaghetti and canned pork and beans.

Even though, by 1966, more than 50 per cent of Lanark County students still attended these one-room school houses, the decision was made to close many of them down, and bus Beckwith students to Carleton Place.

Log cabin Before the start of Snedden’s speech, Kidd told the crowd that the township is looking to go back to the future by constructing an 1867-era, one

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Bus trip The Lanark County Genealogical Society is organizing a heritage bus tour of Beckwith on Saturday, Sept. 9. The bus will leave the Beckwith Recreation Complex at 9:30 a.m., and will visit places like Prospect, Ashton, Tennyson, the old small school number 14, Blacks Corners, and the intersection of the ninth and 10th line.

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room log cabin on the grounds of the Beckwith Recreation Complex – for which they have already received a grant from the federal government.

Kidd said he hoped that the cabin would be a “static display,” for not only township residents, but also for any visitors to the area, like those taking part in hockey, soccer, and football games nearby. Students attending Beckwith Public School can “run up the trail to see it,” he said. “It’ll be there long after we are gone.”

Coun. Tim Campbell, along with his wife Rosemary, said that he would like to see the cabin used for educational programming and possibly even First Nations reconciliation.

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Approximate Parcel Size Brockville & District Multicultural Council – Chinese & Canadian Heritage Cultural Association – City of Brockville Economic Development – CSE Consulting – Employment + Education Centre – Francophone Immigration Support Network of East Ontario – Fulford Academy – KEYS Job Centre – Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit – Leeds Grenville Small Business Enterprise Centre – Parks Canada – Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs – St. Lawrence College – 1000 Islands Workforce Development Board – TR Leger Immigrant Services/TR Leger Services aux Immigrants – The Works Events Canada Inc. – United Counties of Leeds Grenville – Upper Canada Leger Centre – Volunteer Centre of St. Lawrence-Rideau – Brockville & Area YMCA

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120 Station Road 1stly: Part 1 on Plan 27R8366 save and except Part 1 on Plan 27R10810 [part of PIN #05234-0274]; 2ndly: as in NE1598 [PIN #05234-0011]; 3rdly: Part 4 on Plan 27R2109 [PIN #05234-0245]; 4thly: as in NE4216 and RS26267 [PIN #05234-0012]; and, 5thly: as in RS120834 [PIN #05234-0249] 2.25 Acres

Wooded lot Part 1 on Plan 27R10810 [part of PIN #05234-0274]

1 Acre

The Parcels of land may be sold independently or as one parcel, to be determined based on the bids received, and at the sole discretion of the Corporation of the Township of Drummond/North Elmsley. Highest or any Tender not necessarily accepted.

Tenders must be submitted, on Forms available from The Corporation of Township of Drummond/North Elmsley Municipal Office or on the Township’s Website, and must be accompanied by a deposit, in the form of a money order, bank draft or certified cheque, payable to The Corporation of the Township of Drummond/North Elmsley in the amount of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Canadian Dollars.

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NOTICE APPOINTMENTS TO AGE FRIENDLY WORKING GROUP (Remainder of 2017 to December 31, 2018)

Are you looking for a way to become involved in your community?

Applications are now being accepted to serve on the Age Friendly Working Group.

The Working Group will provide advice and recommendations to Council to implement the recommendations in the Age Friendly Communities Plan to support senior residents of Tay Valley Township regarding housing, transportation, health and social inclusion.

Completed applications are being received by the Clerk by email or at the Municipal Office, at the address indicated below, until 12:00 p.m. local time, on April 13th, 2017.

Application forms are available at the Municipal Office or on the Township website at http://www.tayvalleytwp.ca/en/municipal-government/committees-and-boards.asp.

For further information contact: Amanda Mabo, Clerk T: 613-267-5353 ext. 130 Tay Valley Township Email: clerk@tayvalleytwp.ca 217 Harper Road www.tayvalleytwp.ca Perth, Ontario K7H 3C6 Submitted photo

Don and Ivy Grant enjoy the maple syrup season, and here they are collecting sap on their farm.

Grant duo hoping for maple syrup weather Warm days and cool nights are just what Don and Ivy Grant hope for around this time of year.

This is the type of weather that provides ideal conditions for them to work in their maple bush.

“The sap runs best when it’s plus 5 degrees Celsius and sunny in the daytime and cold and clear at night,” says Don Grant. “The best run for the sap is +5/-5 C.” When the conditions are right, the Grants spend much of their time in the sugar bush — known to family and friends as the Grant Settlement — just a short distance from their home in Smiths Falls.

Both former high school teachers, they moved to the area from Chatham, Ont., in 1974, and purchased a 90-acre piece of property, about half of it sugar bush. That summer and part of the fall, they camped on their land, while building a foundation for a modular home.

“Our second child was born in October and we had the house and electricity ready by the time she came home from the hospital,” says Grant.

“Just,” interjects his wife of 46 years.

The next spring, they tapped the trees and made syrup for the first time and repeated the process almost every year for the nine years they lived on their farm.

When they decided to move to Smiths Falls in 1983, they kept the sugar bush portion of their land and, says Grant, after they retired in 2002, they “got into the tapping a little more seriously.”

“We started because it was there and it was something that we could do without it costing a lot,” says Grant. “The cost is all in time and energy. We have a lot of help from friends and family, including our grandchildren. It’s very much a family affair.”

But, he emphasizes, the maple syrup opera-

tion is not a business. The Grants, who average about 250 litres of syrup each year they go through the labour-intensive work of tapping/ boiling/filtering and canning the syrup from 100 maple trees, do not sell the final product.

Instead, they give their maple syrup to friends and family or host pancake breakfasts on the property.

“It is our secluded place of respite away from everything hectic,” says Grant, noting that they need an all-terrain vehicle to drive into the property in winter. “We are also into environmentalism. We use waste wood to boil the sap, for instance, and the sap containers are all recycled, so our carbon footprint is very small.”

Now, the property includes a cabin, with a wood-burning stove, a sugar shack, a finishing room and a boiling room, even an outhouse — all built from recycled materials.

“I said I would be happy with a tent,” says Ivy Grant, “but I just love what we have. I’ve always loved being outside.”

“I enjoy the work,” says Grant, who adds that he never samples the product because maple syrup is too sweet for his taste. “We get our exercise and have something to show for it. It’s better than a gym membership.”

And when they are not busy producing maple syrup, the couple is heavily committed to duplicate bridge. Both are accredited directors and teachers with the American Contract Bridge League and have hosted bridge cruises. In addition, Grant, the manager of the Smiths Falls Duplicate Bridge Club, has completed his qualification to direct at tournaments and has served on the ACBL unit board for the last decade.

For further information about the Smiths Falls Duplicate Bridge Club, contact Don Grant at 613 283-7164.

Submitted by Iris Winston

Personal information collected from applications is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and will be used to determine qualifications for Boards and Committees. Questions about the collection of Information should be directed to the Clerk at the address indicated above.

TAY VALLEY COMMUNITY CHOIR SPRING CONCERT The Tay Valley Community Choir is pleased to once again stage a spring concert, this year with an allCanadian twist. “Something to Sing About,” the title of the show on Saturday, April 8th at 7:00pm at the Maberly Community Hall, is themed in the spirit of Canada’s 150th year since Confederation.

All songs chosen by the choir were written by Canadians including David Francey, Bruce Cockburn, and Stan Rogers, and range from folk to swing to light rock. Compositions by noted regional musicians Tom Lipps and Tony Turner will also be on offer.

“There are so many great Canadian composers,” says conductor Rebecca Worden, “from the famous to the largely unknown and from our own region to right across Canada.

Choosing a small selection of songs from them all is a real challenge but I’m really happy with our mix. Our choir is so looking forward to a lovely evening of music and community to help celebrate Canada’s 150th.” To fit in with the evening you are invited to bring along your Canada flags and wear your Canada t-shirt.

Accompanying the choir once again will be skilled pianist, Mary Lou Carroll. Several choir members will have solo singing opportunities and joining as special guests will be Ms. Worden’s own musical group, the Backyard Blenders.

Admission to “Something to Sing About” is $10.00 per person. Refreshments will be on hand following the concert and food or other donations to The Table can be made that evening and will be most welcome.

Something to Sing About is made possible thanks to Tay Valley Township and Blue Skies in the Community.

COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE April 4th, 2017 – 6:30 p.m Public Meeting – Zoning By-Law Amendment (White) April 4th, 2017 – Immediately following the Public Meeting Committee of the Whole April 11th, 2017 – 7:00 p.m.

Council April 18th, 2017 – 7:00 p.m.

Committee of the Whole April 25 , 2017 – 7:00 p.m.

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